Pianist is new boss in Seoul
NewsThe South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has appointed pianist Chang Hyoung-joon to be president of the Seoul Arts Center, the country’s largest arts complex.
Chang, 60, has three years to make his mark.
He has been teaching piano at Seoul National University since 1995.
So not a man with impresario flair.
But that’s not how they give the jobs out in Seoul.
a ministry of “Culture, Sports and Tourism”
Go figure.
What single person, let alone a piano professor, has the experience, much less the expertise, in all three areas?
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Well done on his appointment.
Why do you conclude he is “not a man with impressive flair”, just because he’s a pianist/piano teacher?
Anyway, let’s see how his appointment goes as president of the Seoul Arts Center.