European music director dies suddenly in Korea

European music director dies suddenly in Korea

RIP

norman lebrecht

November 13, 2023

We have received reports from South Korea that Julian Kovatchev, music director of the Daegu Symphony Orchestra since 2014, died there very suddenly on November 12. He was 63.

Kovatchev, a Bulgarian who conducted extensively in Europe and occasionally in the US, had a heart attack a decade ago at the Arena di Verona.

Our condolences to his family.

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