Byungki Hwang

Hwang Byung-ki is among Korea’s foremost composers. A grasp from the twelve string kayagum (zither), Byung-ki offers used the historic instrument expressing his contemporary compositions. Fanfare praised Byung-ki’s compositions to be “lyrical, picturesque and meditative”. A graduate from the Seoul Country wide University or college law college, Byung-ki analyzed traditional Korean music in the Country wide Middle for Korean Traditional Peforming Arts. A two period winner from the Country wide Traditional Muic Competition, Byung-ki received a Korean Display Soundtrack honor in 1973 as well as the Choong-ang Cultural honor in 1992. Furthermore to carrying out throughout Korea and THE UNITED STATES, Byung-ki teaches in the Ewha Woman’s University or college. A publication of his musical ratings, concentrating on his interpretations from the improvised single instrumental design of sanjo, was released by Ewha Woman’s University or college Press.