South Korean maestro Chung will be the first Asian to head Italy's famed La Scala

Myung-Whun Chung conducts the Radio France Philharmonic orchestra during a rehearsal at the Maison de la Radio before its inauguration on November 14, 2014, in Paris.

Myung-Whun Chung will be one of the first non-Italians to take the post of music director at Milan's famous opera house.

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