My days in China as a student are becoming fading memories now. Glimpses of my past days are called up and pass through my mind like a film, when I was so prone to constant goofs and blunders because of all the peculiar and unfamiliar things in that foreign culture. Beginning first with my fascination with Kayagum, a Korean instrument with 12 strings, I came to be drawn to the Pipa, an ancient traditional musical instrument well established in China but not widely known in Korea yet, and I decided to study it. After going through so many days of joy as well as sorrow with Pipa at the China School of Music in China, I am standing before you today to invite you to the world of Pipa through my performance. It is a great honor to have my own recital here on the stage; however, I cannot deny that I feel a certain inner burden at this moment because I am dealing with an art that demands nothing less than perfection. Even though I have some concern about whether my performance will touch you and resonate in your heart with its unique and harmonious sound as it does in mine, I want to promise you that I will do my best to present you the finest performance I can summon. I will continue to devote myself to pursuing a more mature performance of the Pipa. I invite anyone who loves music to share in the wonderful sound of the Pipa and to let it reach down in your heart and soul and uplift you. Thank you.