Vienna Phil’s Rainer Honeck and William Youn give first duo recitals: Dec 6 Busan, Dec 9 Seoul
Vienna Philharmonic concertmaster Rainer Honeck and pianist William Youn (Yoon Hong-chun) give duo recitals at Nakdong Art Center in Busan on Sunday, December 6, and at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall on Wednesday, December 9. Seoul tickets run from 110,000 won (R) to 40,000 won (B); general sale opens October 21 at 2 p.m.
PUBLICAi EditorialEdited by Kang Shin-wook2 min read
At a glance
- Performances
- NAC@해외초청기획, 라이너 호넥 & 윤홍천 첫 듀오 콘서트 [부산]
- Period
- Dec 6, 2026
- Venue
- 낙동아트센터
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Key points
- Vienna Philharmonic concertmaster Rainer Honeck (violin) and pianist William Youn (Yoon Hong-chun) are giving duo recitals; the Busan date is registered in KOPIS as their “first duo concert”.
- Sunday, December 6, 5 p.m., Nakdong Art Center Concert Hall, Busan; Wednesday, December 9, 7:30 p.m., Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall
- Seoul tickets 110,000 won (R) to 40,000 won (B). Seoul Arts Center paid members from October 20; general sale Wednesday, October 21 at 2 p.m.
Violinist Rainer Honeck, concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic since 1992, and pianist William Youn give duo recitals in Busan and Seoul in December. The Busan date is registered in KOPIS, Korea’s performing-arts database, as ‘Rainer Honeck & William Youn First Duo Concert’, billing it as the pair’s first appearance as a duo.
The first date is Sunday, December 6 at 5 p.m. at the Nakdong Art Center Concert Hall in Busan, presented by the venue as part of its international series. Three days later, on Wednesday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m., the duo moves to the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall, in a concert presented and produced by SBU & Partners.
| Item | Busan | Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Sun, Dec 6, 5 p.m. | Wed, Dec 9, 7:30 p.m. |
| Venue | Nakdong Art Center Concert Hall | Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall |
| Running time | 100 minutes | 110 minutes (15-minute interval) |
| Age limit | 7 and up | Elementary-school age and up |
| Presented by | Nakdong Art Center | SBU & Partners |
| Tickets | Nakdong Art Center | Seoul Arts Center, YES24, NOL and others |
How much are tickets?
Seoul tickets range from 110,000 won (R) to 40,000 won (B); Busan tickets from 50,000 won (R) to 20,000 won (B), each in four tiers.
| Seat | Busan (Nakdong Art Center) | Seoul (Seoul Arts Center) |
|---|---|---|
| R | 50,000 won | 110,000 won |
| S | 40,000 won | 90,000 won |
| A | 30,000 won | 70,000 won |
| B | 20,000 won | 40,000 won |
In Seoul, discounts include 10% for elementary, middle and high-school students (R, S and A seats), 20% for Seoul Arts Center Gold and 15% for Blue members, and 50% for people with disabilities and national merit recipients (per the YES24 notice).
When does booking for the Seoul concert open?
Seoul Arts Center paid members (Gold, Blue, Green) can book from Tuesday, October 20 at 2 p.m.; general sale opens Wednesday, October 21 at 2 p.m. (KST), the same time YES24 opens.
What is on the programme?
The Seoul programme published by the Seoul Arts Center is Mozart’s Violin Sonata in G major, K. 379; Schubert’s Fantasy in C major, D. 934; and Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, ‘Kreutzer’. The Busan programme has not yet been posted to KOPIS.
Who are the two performers?
According to the Seoul Arts Center, Honeck was appointed first violin at the Vienna State Opera in 1981 and joined the Vienna Philharmonic, became concertmaster of the Vienna State Opera orchestra in 1984, and has been concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic since 1992. Honeck plays the 1725 ‘Chaconne’ Stradivarius, on loan from the Austrian National Bank. William Youn moved to Europe in 2001; the German magazine Crescendo called the complete Schubert sonata recording a ‘recording of the century’. Since August 2025 Youn has taught in the instrumental department of the Korea National University of Arts.
