Salzburg gives Karajan award to a Korean
OrchestrasThe Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award 2023 has been won at the Salzburg Festival by a South Korean, Hankyeol Yoon, 29.
He overcame Vitali Alekseenok from Belarus and Austria’s Tobias Wögerer in the final.
The jury was chaired by Manfred Honeck.
Yoon is already listed for management with AskonasHolt.
Your titel is very racist ! You are always the “politically correct” one . But this is ok?
I think the headline was written as it was solely for the sake of alliteration (Karajan/Korean).
Must’ve missed this (or it was changed): when did referring to someone by their birth nation become racist?
Just wondering.
If you haven’t noticed, NL always finds it important to mention the nationality of people, regardless of its relevance. It’s divisive, but some tribally conditioned minds have a hard time overcoming this destructive mental imprint.
It so totally misses the essence of music: uniting all people in one human family.
“He overcame ….” – what did they do arm wrestle for the baton?
I would suggest he ‘earned’ the distinction is what you might be trying to say?