Jeong Hyun Yoon

Jeong Hyun Yoon

South Korea

26 y.o.

Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1995, Jeong-Hyun Yoon started his piano studies at age eight, and at twelve he performed his first recital in Seoul Arts Center, South Korea. He graduated from Yewon arts middle school, Seoul arts high school as student of Prof. Soo-Jung Shin and Soo-Hyun Jung, and Seoul National University as student of Prof. Aviram Reichert. And he has performed recitals at Kumho Art Hall in 2009, and Samick Art hall in 2015. Among his recent award is 2nd prize at Ewha & Kyunghyang Competition in 2012, 1st prize at Samick Piano Competition in 2014, 1st prize at The Concerto Competition in Tel-Hai International Piano Master Classes in 2015, 1st prize of Young Chang Music Competition and 2nd prize of Hong Kong International Piano Competition in 2016. And he currently studies at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln at the studio of Prof. Fabio Bidini.

Envisaged programme

First round

L. van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.21 in C Major, Opus 53

A. Scriabin: Etude in d-sharp, Op. 8 No. 12

Second round

C. Debussy: Images Book I

F. Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor S178 

Semifinal

J.Haydn: Piano Sonata in E-flat, Hob.XVI:52

F. Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp, Op.60

M.Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

Final

P. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, op.23