Winterreise by Klang Art Company

Presented by Korean Cultural Center New York

Saturday, February 22, 2025, 7:30 PM
Korean Cultural Center New York
(122 E 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016)

Admission: Free (Pre-registration is Required)
* RSVP and seating are on a first-come, first-served basis.
* Limited same-day standby tickets available.
* The recommended minimum age for audience members is 8 years and older.
* This performance will be presented in German, English, and Korean, with English descriptions.

A Musical Drama Production of Winter Journey

A young man's desperate soliloquy unfolds through Schubert's haunting melodies.

Klang Art Company’s Winterreise (premiered in 2019), composed by Schubert in 1828, was reborn with a bold and innovative production. Faithfully interpreting the original piece, this modern production reimagines the poetry, music, and structure with a contemporary directorial approach.

◆ SYNOPSIS 

A lonely traveler, wounded by love and abandoned in despair, walks through a snow-covered plain, battered by the cold wind. His sorrowful journey paints a haunting portrait of isolation and rejection—one that may also reflect the loneliness of modern life.

The deep sense of darkness in Winterreise goes beyond heartbreak. It speaks to something more profound—the despair of those cast aside by society, left to face the shadows of life alone.

Through this production, we explore how this timeless work resonated with its original audience and what it means to us today.


◆ PROGRAM (Run Time: 90 minutes)

Winterreise D.911

  1. Gute Nacht

  2. Die Wetterfahne

  3. Gefrorne Tränen

  4. Erstarrung

  5. Der Lindenbaum

  6. Wasserflut

  7. Auf dem Flusse

  8. Rückblick 

  9. Irrlicht

  10. Rast

  11. Frühlingstraum

  12. Einsamkeit

  13. Die Post

  14. Der greise Kopf

  15. Die Krähe

  16. Letzte Hoffnung 

  17. Im Dorfe 

  18. Der stürmische Morgen 

  19. Täuschung 

  20. Der Wegweiser 

  21. Das Wirtshaus 

  22. Mut! 

  23. Die Nebensonnen 

  24. Der Leiermann

◆ BARITONE JUNDONG KIM

Baritone Jundong Kim graduated with a Master's degree from the Karlsruhe University of Music in Germany and completed the Artist Diploma programs at the Lübeck University of Music and the Detmold University of Music. He has performed leading roles in operas such as Rigoletto, La Bohème, Don Giovanni, Hansel and Gretel, and L'elisir d'amore. He is currently working as a visiting professor at Hansei University.

◆ CREDITS 

Baritone : Jundong Kim
Piano : Mi-a Kim
Ensemble : Heekyung Jung, Eun-kuk Kim, Ju-yeon Lee
Lighting Design : Hyung-O Choi
Lighting Director :Hae-in Jung
Subtitle Operator : Jeeyoon Lee
Costume : Chai Kim
Producer : Heekyung Jung
Production : Klang Art Company

 
Inji Jung