Hot tweet: Berlin names Korean principal flute, 19

Hot tweet: Berlin names Korean principal flute, 19

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norman lebrecht

September 25, 2016

The Konzerthausorchester in Berlin has named Yubeen Kim as its new principal flute.

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Yubeen’s quite a catch – easily the hottest contestant at last year’s flute competitions.

And only 19.

He inherits the seat vacated by Silvia Careddu, who went on to become principal of the Wiener Symphoniker and, very quickly, of the Vienna Philharmonic.

Watch that flute.

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