Min Chung

Regarded as one of the most promising young conductors of today, Min Chung was born in Saarbrücken, Germany and moved to France at a young age where he started musical studies with the double bass and piano. After relocating to Korea, he attended Seoul National University majoring in violin and German Literature.
He made his conducting debut in 2007 with the Aloysius Symphony Orchestra (formerly known as the Boystown Symphony Orchestra), an orchestra based in Busan, Korea that is mainly composed of children of disadvantaged background and orphans. His collaboration with the orchestra culminated in triumphant performances at Carnegie Hall in 2010, and Suntory Hall in 2012. Since then he has continued extensive touring with the orchestra both in Korea and abroad, and has effectively established the orchestra as one of the finest youth orchestras in the country.
Since, Min Chung conducted many orchestras, notably Tokyo Philharmonic, the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra and numerous youth orchestras in Japan.
In Korea he has been working extensively with the Ditto Festival Orchestra as their principle conductor and with the MBC Orchestra in Daegu.
He has recently been appointed as associate conductor to Tokyo Philharmonic.
His collaboration with the orchestra this season includes Beethoven 9th symphony.
Min Chung has had huge successes conducting in opera houses as well.
They include full productions of L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, Madama Butterfly at the Korean National Opera and La Traviata at the Politeama Theatre in Lecce, Italy.
Min Chung will make immediate returns to both opera houses this season with Verdi's Don Carlo.