Great honor for Younghi Pagh-Paan
The Mayor of Bremen presented composer Younghi Pagh-Paan with the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Bremen-based composer Younghi Pagh-Paan was presented with the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte on October 29. The South Korean ambassador was also present at the ceremony in Bremen City Hall.
The Bremen Senate writes about the award: "Professor Pagh-Paan's merits lie not only in her artistic standing and her innovative contributions to the development of new music, but also in her commitment to intercultural dialog and the promotion of young artists. She is also committed to a female perspective on history and society and is a formative personality in Korean-German cultural exchange."
The composer, who suffers from Parkinson's disease and will be eighty years old on November 30, thanked Bovenschulte for the prestigious award "with words that came from the heart".
