ClarinetFest® 2026 will be held in Incheon, South Korea, from July 7-11, at the Songdo ConvensiA (https://songdoconvensia.visitincheon.or.kr/). This is just the second conference in the ICA’s history to be held in Asia.
The Artistic Team is as follows:
Artistic Director
Wonkak Kim – Associate Professor of Clarinet at the University of Oregon (Oregon, United States)
ClarinetFest® 2026 Artistic Leadership Team
Jerry Chae – Professor of Clarinet Korea National University of Art (Seoul, South Korea)
Young Dae Yoo – Professor of Clarinet, Chungnam National University (Daejeon, South Korea); Director, Daejeon Clarinet Choir
Kyungsun Lee – Pre-College Faculty, Korea National University of Art (Seoul, South Korea)
Xiangyu Zhou – Professor of Clarinet, The Tianjin Juilliard School (Tianjin, China)
Sun Zen – Professor of Clarinet, Sichuan Conservatory of Music (Chengdu, China)
Huang Di – Dean, National Taiwan University of Art (Taipei, Taiwan)
Suling Tseng – Professor of Clarinet, Soochow University (Taipei, Taiwan)
Pei-Yun Lin – Clarinetist, Magic Clarinet Quartet (Taipei, Taiwan)
Brooks Nobuo Thon – Professor of Clarinet Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music (Nagoya, Japan)
Pei-Lun Tsai – Instructor of Clarinet, Christian Academy in Japan (Tokyo, Japan)
The theme for 2026 is “Local Roots, Global Connections.”
HOTEL: The ICA will provide the link for group rates at nearby hotels soon. Please check clarinet.org for up-to-date information.