Moonhee Hwang: Pianist A native of South Korea, Ms. Hwang made her New York recital debut in April 2001 at Carnegie hall’s Weil Recital hall. The New York Concert Review critic wrote Moonhee Hwang had “gratifyingly nonpercussive, musical and lyrical tone quality.” Ms. Hwang has performed extensively throughout North America, Europe and in her native South Korea. She has performed many orchestras, including St. Petersburg State Hermitage Orchestra in Russia, Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra in Czech, Opole Philharmonic Orchestra at Summer Music Festival Concert Series in Poland and Pleven State Philharmonic Orchestra and Sofia philharmonic Orchestra in Bulgaria, as well as Seoul Symphony Orchestra in Korea. She was invited to perform concert series at Yamaha Piano Salon, Merkin hall, Carnegie hall’s Weill hall and WMP Concert Hall in New York City, Steinway hall and Goethe-institut in Boston, Steinway piano gallery in New Jersey as well as Peter hall in Pennsylvania. Moonhee Hwang was a prize-winner at IBLA Grand Prize International Competition in Italy and a winner at New York International Solo Piano Competition and MTNA Piano Competition in Michigan. She was also given a special presentation award at New York’s Artist international Audition. Ms. Hwang received her Doctor of Musical Arts at Boston University. She also studied her Master’s degree and Professional Studies of Certificate at Manhattan School of Music and received her Bachelor of Music with Summa Cum Laude from Michigan State University. Ms. Hwang had been on piano faculty member at Moravian College in Pennsylvania during 2007-2010 and is currently teaching at several universities in South Korea. YoungChil Lee: Conductor Maestro YoungChil Lee is currently a chief conductor of the Europa Philharmonie in Germany. Since 2008, Maestro Lee has been holding the position of a Chief conductor at the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra in Prague. Between 2006 and 2008 he is a foreign guest conductor at the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulgaria. Also he is a chief guest conductor at several other orchestras including at the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra (from 2007-2009), since 2008 he has been a permanent guest conductor of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulgaria and at the MAV Symphony orchestra in Budapest, Hungary. Maestro Lee has performed together with famous soloists, such as the violinists Julian Rachlin, Svetlin Roussev - Concertmaster of Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Vesko Eskenazy - Concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Guy Braunstein-the first concertmaster of Berliner Philharmoniker, with the cellist Alexander Knyazev, the pianist Vadim Rudenko and with many different orchestras around the world. Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra The Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra had its origin in 1928 under the aegis of the Music Academy by the initiative of the violinist Sasha Popov, chiefly employing staff and students of the Academy, the latter later forming part of the Royal Military Symphony Orchestra. In 1945 the orchestra was re-formed as the State Symphony Orchestra, known from 1949 under its present title. Sasha Popov remained principal conductor until 1956, when he was followed by a number of leading musicians in that position. Emil Tabakov was appointed chief conductor in 1985 and served as artistic director from 1988 to 2000. Yordan Dafov was principal conductor from 2000 to 2002, succeeded by the present chief conductor, Yavor Dimitrov. The orchestra now has 120 players and continues to hold an important position in the cultural life of Bulgaria, in addition to its many recordings and concert tours abroad.