Stages by Young Artists Filled with Passion and Energy

“Ode of Youth: Young Pansori,” an annual event that discovers talented young pansori performers and broadens the stage experience of the next generation of performers! This year, five young pansori performers who passed the highly competitive process will take the stage at the 2025 Sori Festival. Let us enjoy the lively performances of these talented, unique young performers!

Gangsan-je Simcheong-ga by Hwang Jiyeong

Gangsan-je Simcheong-ga” performed by Hwang Jiyeong, a certified trainee of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Pansori, is a tradition from Park Yujeon, the founder of the Seopyeon-je (lit. western style), and has been passed down to masters Jeong Jaegeun, Jeong Eungmin, and Seong Woohyang, et cetera. It blends the grandeur of the Dongpyeon-je (i.e., eastern) style with the plaintiveness from the Seopyeon-je one, and is characterized by its exceptional musical formality. In addition, it is said that the vocal arrangement is well-structured to express the reality, and that a clear and refined voice is used. The buk accompaniment will be performed by Jo Bongguk, a transmitter of the Seoul Intangible Cultural Heritage Samhyeonyukgak.