Mun Kyong-jin
Mun Kyong-jin | |
|---|---|
| 문경진 | |
 Kyong-jin performing the violin | |
| Born | 1981 |
| Disappeared | 20 August 2013 |
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Occupation | Violinist |
| Years active | 2000-2013 |
| Employer | Unhasu Orchestra |
Mun Kyong-jin (Korean: 문경진; born 1981) is a possibly deceased North Korean violinist who was formerly the head & first violinist of the Unhasu Orchestra[1].
Career
Mun received numerous awards and recognitions from the North Korean government during his career.[2] In 2005, Mun won I prize (First Prize) during the Canetti International Violin Competition in Hungary.[3][2] He performed with the Unhasu Orchestra at the Salle Pleyel concert hall in Paris on March 14, 2012.[4][1]
In August 2013, Mun was reported to have been arrested and executed along with the singer Hyon Song-wol and others for violating North Korea's strict rules against pornography.[5][6] However, it subsequently emerged that Hyon Song-wol had not been executed because she appeared on state television a year later.[7]
References
- ^ a b "North Korean orchestra Paris-bound". CBC News. Associated Press. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ^ a b "Kim Jong-un's Ex-Girlfriend 'Shot by Firing Squad'". The Chosun Ilbo. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ^ "festivalcanetti.com". festivalcanetti.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ "N. Korean, French orchestras rehearse for joint concert". The Korea Times. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ Edwin Baumgartner (2013-08-30). "Auf Bibelbesitz steht Tod". Wiener Zeitung. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ Rachel Nuwer (2013-08-29). "North Korea Reportedly Executed Pop Singers And Dancers". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ "North Korean singer rumoured to have been executed appears on TV". Agence France-Presse via The Guardian website. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
External links
- Mun Kyong-jin performing "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" by Camille Saint-Saëns with the Unhasu Orchestra in Paris in 2012 on YouTube.