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CelloGayageum

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‘CelloGayageum’ was founded in 2016
by the Austrian cellist Sol Daniel Kim and
Korean Gayageum player Dayoung Yoon.
The inspiration to create this intercultural
duo came from the “Pavillon of Unification”
located in Berlin, a city shaped by a tragic
history of war, division and reunion.
The duo was awarded with several prizes
such as the ‘Soorim Culture Prize’ given
by the in
2018 and in the same year also received a
generous grant from the to produce their first
album “South Wave, North Wind”. In 2020
they became the ‘Artist of the year’ of the
in Seoul.
CelloGayageum
The co-existence of the West and the Far
East, which is also reflected by the musical
and cultural background of both artists, acts
like a catalyst and enables the musicians
to discover new ways to make and create
music. Sol Daniel Kim and Dayoung Yoon
are constantly searching and experimenting
with the goal to combine the characteristics
of their respective musical cultures and
instruments, finding the right balance and
forming a harmonic symbiosis in sound and
style.
It is their goal and passion to not only
perform music to a broad audience, but also
serve as cultural ambassadors presenting the
traditional music culture of South Korea to
the whole world.
All their pieces are original and written by
the two artists.

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