Myung-WhunChung

Myung-Whun Chung’s long and outstanding musical career is marked by his recent appointment as Music Director Designate of Teatro alla Scala (from 2027). He is the inaugural Direttore Emeritus at Filarmonica della Scala in Milano; the inaugural Principal Guest Conductor of Dresden Staatskapelle; Honorary Music Director at Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in Paris. Maestro Chung is also the Artistic Director at the new Busan Opera and Concert Hall in South Korea which hosted its grand opening Festival in June 2025.

Maestro's 25/26 season includes extensive international touring with Filarmonica della Scala, Tokyo Philharmonic and Dresden Philharmonic, Verdi's Requiem with Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia as well as symphonic weeks with his titled orchestras. As Music Director Designate of La Scala, he conducts Bizet's Carmen, as well as reuniting once again with the Filarmonica for a symphonic programme including play-directing Beethoven's Triple Concerto and Brahms' Symphony no. 4.

Maestro Chung held titles as Music Director at the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of Teatro Comunale of Florence, Principal Conductor of the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and Music Director of the Opéra de Paris-Bastille.

Maestro Chung is the recipient of numerous prizes, including Commandeur de Légion d’Honneur from France, Commentatore dell’ordine della stella d’Italia, the Premio Abbiati for outstanding conducting at La Fenice in Venice, and Keumkwan, the highest culture award of the Korean government. In 2008 Mo. Chung was designated the first conductor named as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).