There were many distinguished guests from Korean society and the foreign community as well as from the Seoul Diplomatic Corps (SDC).

From the SDC came many mission chiefs and other senior diplomats, who included Ambassadors Mohammad Yunos Farman of Afghanistan, Dato Haji Harun Ismail of Brunei Darussalam, Ngovi Kitau of Kenya, Jose Luis Bernal of Mexico, Shaukat Ali Mukadam of Pakistan, Dusan Bella of Slovak Republic and Tajeldeen Elhadi Eltahir of Sudan.

There was one distinction at the Ecuadorian National Day reception from the National Day celebration events of the other countries in Korea. It was the live presentation of music by noted Ecuadorian pianists, Ms. Noreia Mueckay and Yaroslav Panko Mueckay.

Ms. Mueckay-Carlier, according to the introductory information from the Embassy of Ecuador, was the first Ecuadorian female pianist in all history to perform solo at Carnegie Hall in New York City. She ‘mesmerized’ the international audience in the most prestigious venues in Europe, South America and United States. Graduated with the highest merits from the renowned Gnessin in Moscow, she also studied in Italy, Germany and Finland.

The other artist, 13-year-old Yaroslav Panko Mueckay, was an International Laureate Pianist, born in Ecuador. He was the first Ecuadorian male pianist in all history to perform solo at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He made his Orchestra debut at the age of seven with Conductor Nathan Hetherington, after winning First Prize at the Piano Concerti Competition, organized by the NY Kaufmann Center in 2007.