The June 2008 Asia Tour with the RPhO with its new chiefconductor Yannick We started with 2 concerts in Japan. Yokohama and Tokyo, then 3 concerts in China. 2 in Shanghai and 1 in Beijing. After that it was of to Korea for 1 concert in Seoul and then one more in Taipei, Taiwan. The RPhO lowbrass section...

On invitation from my friend and former student at the Amsterdam Conservatorium, Hong Hyun Choi , I flew on July 31 with a KLM airplane full Korean people to Seoul, South Korea . A very long and energy taking 9-hour flight to the other side of the globe. On Seoul airport, Choi and another former student...