Thierry Loreau

The film traces the career of some of the winners of this new generation nicknamed the "K-Classics Generation", including the 2 recent winners of the Queen Elisabeth Competition, the soprano Hwang Sumi and the violinist Lim Jiyoung. In Korea, where it all began, and in Germany where most of them have settled.

The film traces the career of some of the winners of this new generation nicknamed the "K-Classics Generation", including the 2 recent winners of the Queen Elisabeth Competition, the soprano Hwang Sumi and the violinist Lim Jiyoung. In Korea, where it all began, and in Germany where most of them have settled.

Everyone knows Toots Thielemans, the musician who won the world over with his harmonica, his unique smile and his famous song “Bluesette”. Yet few know who he really is. His life is extraordinary – from his childhood in the Marolles, a working-class neighbourhood in Brussels, to the full house at Carnegie Hall in New York at the age of 84 in 2006.

The number of young South-Korean talents participating in international competitions has increased significantly over the past decade. This documentary tries to explain this evolution and to understand this "musical Korean mystery".