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Kim Young-jae
6+ albums
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Kim Young-Jae (김영재), a distinguished composer and performer of Haegeum, has developed a unique style of composition combining Korean traditional music and western music. He is also a master of Geomungo. He was taught by Shin Kwe-Dong, who was one of three disciples of Baek Nak-Jun, the father of Geomungo Sanjo, to inherit Geomungo Sanjo for his lifetime and now has gained his position as a virtuoso. Kim Young-Jae inherits the orthodox of Shin Kwe-Dong and of Baek Nak-Jun in nature. He has created over 200 compositions for various genres including plays, musicals, dramas, and opening and closing ceremony of 2002 World Cup. "Professor Kim Yong-jae is well-known as a master performer on the haegum, a two-stringed fiddle, the komungo, a six-stringed zither, and the kagagum. A 12-stringed zither similar to the Japanese koto, and has been acknowledged as a candidate for distinction in the performance of the komungo solo in the style of the virtuoso player Shin Kwae-dong, which has been designated as Important Intangible Cultural Property No. 16 by the Korean government. In fact, considering Kim's outstanding expertise in the performance of the haegum and komungo. Many people in the audience might have wondered why he was awarded the composition prize, rather than the award for performance on the haegum. Those who know Professor Kim a little better, however, are well aware of the fact that his expertise in composition is on par with his masterful skills in performance. Indeed, anyo