Organists Lee Shin-young and Olivier Latry / Courtesy of Lotte Foundation for Arts
It is a strikng image: two musicians sharing a narrow bench, their hands crossed crossing hands over keyboards as four feet delicately coordinate over pedals. For married organists Olivier Latry and Lee Shin-young, the organ is a stage where they work together as a single musical mind.
The couple will bring their partnership to Seoul’s Lotte Concert Hall on Oct. 6 in “Four Hands,” their first Korean appearance together in eight years. The program moves from Rameau to Stravinsky, revealing the organ as a rhythmic, theatrical and orchestral instrument.
From restraint to musical trust
In a recent written interview with The Korea Times, the duo said their partnership began with a restraint.
