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| Ming is a classic concert pianist from South Korea.
She has travelled extensively around and outside Europe. Through her
profession, she has met and worked together with
people from different cultures including people of African descent.
According to her, music provides a stable bridge connecting different
cultures. AFRITOPIC had a chat with her. |
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I grew up in Germany. I am
not adopted. I am a full-blooded, pure, authentic Korean girl. My
parents are from South Korea. I was born in Hannover, Germany and went
to kindergarten and school in Hamburg, Germany. I am now living in
Berlin. I love Berlin and I am having a great time.
I am a classic concert
pianist. I play the piano. I studied music in the German cities Rostock
and Lubeck as well as in Switzerland in the cities of Bern, Geneva and
Zurich. I became interested in classic music through the influence of my
parents, who took me to classic music concerts. I later decided to study
music with concentration on the piano. I had the full support of my
parents and was lucky to have excellent professors who gave me very good
instructions and the encouragement for a career as a pianist.
My goal as a pianist is to
present the public, especially the younger generation, a new
understanding of classic music. I would like to attract and entice the
younger generation to embrace the beauty of classic music. I wish to
transform the regular audience at classic concert halls, which are
predominantly elderly people.
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| Ming |
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| I would like to fill the
concert halls with mixed audience consisting of both young and old. The
younger generation should take the time to listen to different types of
classic music. There great composers. I am sure that if one takes the
time to listen to the compositions of a couple of the composers, one
would find his/her favourite. Personally, Bach is one of my favourite
composers.
Through music, I have met
people from different countries on all continents. I have worked
together with many musicians including musicians of African descent. I
have done commercials for Hip Hop music, which gave me the chance to
meet and work with African Americans. My experience has been very positive and I have
been able to maintain very friendly relationships. Music provides a
bridge connecting people from different cultures. Music is a universal
language. My job as a pianist is wonderful. I have the opportunity to
travel to many countries, meet interesting people, see and appreciate
other cultures.
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| I have attended afro-centric
events, which I enjoyed. The “May Ayim Award” for example was well
organized. I believe that the success of an event depends on the
organizing team. Concerning the theme of the event, I believe it is very
necessary to have a “Black Literature Prize”. There could be other
major events in the future to create awareness of the Black community in
Germany/Europe. But the “May Ayim Award” event could be seen as a
significant start. It is in fact a significant cultural event. It is
amazing for me to see many people believing in a purpose and coming
together to make the event a reality. Everything is live. Everything is
real. I feel that the event has laid a foundation in the Black community
for the next steps to be taken in the future. I attended the event as a
friend and the best girl of Mo Asumang to help in documenting the event.
Mo Asumang operates a trendy meeting spot in Berlin. As I said earlier, music provides a stable bridge for meeting people and
I have met different people and made friends with people from different
cultural backgrounds. Afritopic
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