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Tue, 06/28/2011 - 09:18
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S. Korean conductor to receive top French cultural honor

PARIS, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Chung Myung-whun, a world-renowned South Korean conductor, will receive a top French cultural order this week in recognition of his contributions to music, the French government said Tuesday.
Chung has been named "Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters," the highest honor awarded to an artist by the French government, the French Ministry of Culture and Communication said.
Among other honorees is the Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin.
The awards ceremony is set to be held at the French ministry on Wednesday.
Chung, music director of the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, will work as the principal guest conductor for the Staatskapelle Dresden, one of Germany's top ensembles, from next year.
He is the second Korean to receive the French cultural order this year.
In April, Yoon Jeong-hee, the star of the award-winning South Korean film "Poetry," received the order for her contributions to film.
She was named "Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters," the second-highest cultural honor awarded by the French government, joining her husband, pianist Paik Kun-woo, as an honoree of the French order. The classical pianist received his honor in 2001.


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