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"Euro Music Festival" took first place in February, 1998 in Kyeongju, the historic ancient city of South Korea. It is composed of two main parts, "academy" and "concert".


Joined by world-top professors, artists and music students from all over the world, Euro Music Festival has been held twice a year each summer and winter in Europe and South Korea. It has been the place for the friendship and unity through mutual exchanges by music which is a universal language. It is also the place of music education for young musicians of next generation.

The Summer Euro Music Festival had been held in major cities of Europe including Vienna Austria, Prague Czech, Mainz Germany, until 2004.
Since 2005 until 2009, it had been held in Leipzig, Germany. Under the cooperation with the University of Music and Theater Leipzig which boasts the oldest tradition in Germany, the Summer Euro Music Festival had been held for one month from July to August and is composed of various programs such as lesson, masterclass, lecture, tour to musical places, concert, etc.
The concerts had taken place at main venues in Leipzig such as the Gewandhaus, Thomas Church, Alte Handelsboerse, Bundesverwaltungsgericht, Mendelssohn Haus, Schumann Haus, University Concert Halls, etc.

In 2010, the Summer Euro Music Festival was held in Klosterneuburg(near Vienna), Austria in cooperation with the Klosterneuburg City Council and Albrechtsberger Music School Klosterneuburg.

In 2011, EMF Academy is held in Wuppertal Campus in cooperation with The University of Music and Dance Cologne which is the largest music university in Europe. The EMF concerts are held in main concert halls in the Wuppertal City.

The Winter Euro Music Festival has been held in principal cities of South Korea like Seoul, Busan, Kyeongju, Pyeongchang, Ulsan, Pohang, Jeju.
Recently the major two cities for the festival are Jeju and Busan. The winter festival harmonizes music education of high level with various concerts in a beautiful exotic nature.