Leading Czech Zemlinsky string quatet (www.zemlinskyquartet.cz) has visited the Republic of Korea for the third time in two years to take part in the 7th yearly Music Isle Festival in Jeju led by famous Korean conductor Gum Nanse. Under his guidance and with a support of the leading Korean companies, such as Aegon, Samsung, Poongsan, Posco, Samyang, Home plus, and Volkswagen, the leading hotel in Jeju, The Shilla, welcomed foreign musicians as well as music loving CEOs of Korean companies to a series of chamber music concerts taking part from 18 to 27 February 2011.

Music-Isle Festival in Jeju has started every year in Jeju since Jan. 2005 with beautiful Jeju landscape. Music director of Euro Asia Philhamonic, Maestro Nanse Gum leads the festival and high standard music artists from all over the world will do their performances with other musicians. Nanse Gum is aforceful and dynamic conductor whose love and understanding for music has made him one of the most respected in his field. After graduating from Seoul National University, he studied under professor Hans-Martin Rabenstein at the Hochschule der Kunste Berlin, and under Pierre Dervaux in Nice and Paris, France. Since returning home in 1980, he was appointed Conductor of the KBS Symphony Orchestra and has enriched the repertoire by developing music programs for the orchestra and featured a number of talented soloists. Since late 1980s, he conducted the orchestras such as European Masters Orchestra, Moscow Chamber, Prague Radio Symphony, Sacraments Symphony, Zagreb Philharmonic, Leningrad Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic and among others. From 1992 to 1999, Nanse served as Music Director of the Suwon Symphony Orchestra.
Since 1999, Gum Nanse has been primarily engaged in the activities of EURO-ASIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (EAPO) founded by himself. Under his dynamic leadership, the Orchestra has rapidly gained prominence in the national music scene through innovative educational programs that appeal to music lovers of all ages.