Soo Young Kim has just returned back to Seoul after performing an historical concert bridging cultural ties between North Korea and France. The Unharu Orchestra and the Radio France Philharmonic played to a packed house at the Salles Pleyel in Paris.

Conductor Chung Myung-Whun (Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra) spearheaded this project and brought it to fruition,wishing to begin bridging the divide between north and south.

Soo Young said "It was a very interesting experience. I got to meet North Korean musicians for the first time in my life!" She looks forward to many more cultural exchanges in the future.

Soo Young will be in Vancouver mid-April performing with the Seoul Philharmonc.