Maestro Chung Myung-whun, former director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO), was questioned by the prosecution over allegations that he defamed former SPO CEO Park Hyun-jung, Thursday.

Born into a highly musical family (her brother Myung Whun is a pianist and conductor; her sister Myung Wha a cellist) Chung’s prodigious talent made her a child star in her native Korea. She moved to ...