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YOONJI YEO

 

Yoonji Yeo attends Seoul National University under Aviram Reichert. Most recently, she was awarded Second Prize, the Special Prize for Best Performance of a Spanish Work, and the Audience Prize at the Lyon International Piano Competition (2026). She was also a semifinalist at the Takamatsu International Piano Competition (2026) and a quarterfinalist at the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition (2024), and reached the finals of the Busoni (2023), Hamamatsu (2024), and Épinal (2025) Competitions. She has also performed at the Kumho Prodigy Concert, Sejong Center’s Classic Brunch series, Gyeonggi Arts Center’s Young Artists Series, and the Seocho Chamber Music Festival, and as soloist with the Seoul Chamber Orchestra and the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra.

PROGRAM

 

First round

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 “Pastorale”

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975): 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: No. 2 in A Minor

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975): 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: No. 15 in D-Flat Major

Second round

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24

Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915): Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19 “Sonata-Fantasy”

Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909): Iberia, Book 3: No. 7, El Albaicín

Semifinal

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55

Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924): 10 Variations on a Prelude of Chopin, BV 213a

Final with Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37