CNN to broadcast concert in Seoul honoring Hyundai Group's founder

A memorial concert held in February for late Hyundai Motor Group founder Chung Ju-yung will be broadcast globally through CNN's "Showtime" program, Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday. The episode airs Saturday at 4:30 p.m. on CNN International, reaching viewers worldwide. The concert, held Feb. 25 at Seoul Arts Center's Concert Hall to mark the 25th anniversary of Chung's death, brought together four of Korea's most celebrated pianists — Kim Sun-wook, Sunwoo Ye-kwon, Cho Seong-Jin and Lim Yun-chan — under the theme "Resonance Continued." Chung Ju-yung, who died in 2001, founded what became one of Korea's largest industrial conglomerates, with interests spanning automobiles, shipbuilding and construction. CNN's "Showtime" is a TV series that goes behind the scenes of major global events. The episode covers not only the concert itself but also rehearsals, backstage preparation and the craftspeople who made the performance possible. The program includes footage from Steinway & Sons' factory in Queens, New York, where more than 12,000 parts are assembled over roughly a year to produce a sWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times