[KCC On Stage]

Cellist Yoonsoo Yeo & Violinist SooBeen Lee (with the ORCW)

22 January 2026 (Thu) 20:00 @ Korean Cultural Center

Free admission / Reservation required

Reservations will open at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, 6 January via the link.

*Announcement: Artist & Program Update

Due to unavoidable personal circumstances, cellist Yewon Cho is no longer able to perform. We are pleased to announce that violinist SooBeen Lee will be performing in her place, joining cellist Yoonsoo Yeo for this special evening. Accompanied by the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie under the direction of Jean Frédéric Molard, they will present an enriched program of Mozart and Kraft.

KCC On Stage 2026: Discover Korean Performing Arts at the KCC!

In collaboration with the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, the Korean Cultural Center to Belgium presents its first performance of 2026, featuring rising K-Classic stars Yoonsoo Yeo and SooBeen Lee with the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie. We invite you to experience the elegant melodies of Mozart and Kraft performed by these two talented young soloists, both Artists-in-Residence at the Music Chapel who are actively building their careers.

Yoonsoo Yeo, cello

SooBeen Lee, violin

Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie

[Program]

W. A. Mozart, Divertimento in D Major, K.136

W. A. Mozart, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 4 in D major, K. 218 (Violin: SooBeen Lee)

A. Kraft, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in C Major, Op. 4 (Cello: Yoonsoo Yeo)

[Artists]

Yoonsoo Yeo

Cellist Yoonsoo Yeo gained international recognition after winning first prize at both the Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition and the Schoenfeld International String Competition in 2014. In 2025, he further proved his exceptional artistry by winning third prize at the Minato City International Cello Competition in Tokyo. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, he is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and performs on a 1934 Carl Becker cello, generously loaned by Mr. Higgin Kim, Chairman of Byucksan Engineering, through the support of Sejong Soloists.

SooBeen Lee

SooBeen Lee has been praised by the Washington Post for her “poised presence, a luxurious sound, spot-on intonation, and a bow arm that will surely be the envy of her peers”. She has appeared as a soloist with major Korean orchestras and American orchestras such as the Detroit Symphony and Oregon Symphony. A first prize winner of the 2014 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, she also captured first prize at the 2013 Moscow International David Oistrakh Violin Competition. She currently plays the Giuseppe Guadagnini Cremona 1794, on loan from the Kumho Cultural Foundation.

Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie

In 1958, Lola Bobesco founded the ensemble "Les Solistes de Bruxelles," which was later renamed the "Ensemble d'archets Eugène Ysaÿe" and finally the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie. Based in Mons, the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie has been a partner of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition for over 20 years and is a frequent collaborator with the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Bozar, Flagey, and numerous Belgian festivals. Led by Music Director Vahan Mardirossian, the orchestra also performs regularly under its concertmaster, Jean-Frédéric Molard.