SOUTH KOREA
– date of birth: 3rd of October 1992
– is currently studying at the Hanns Eisler Hochschule für Musik Berlin with Prof. Troels Svane
– obtained his Bachelor Degree at the Korean National University of Arts with Prof. Myung-Wha Chung and an Artist Diploma with Prof. Truls Mørk at the Norwegian Academy of Music
– performed as a soloist with the Changwon Philharmonic, Asia Festival Orchestra, GMMFS Orchestra, the Prime Philharmonic Orchestra and the Norwegian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Prizes: Laureate of Joongang Music Competition, the Great Mountains Music Festival Concerto Competition, the Karl Davidoff International Cello Competition (Latvia) and Young Virtuoso International Competition (Bulgaria)
Program:
First Round
Piatti Caprice no. 8 op. 25
Haydn Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major
Schumann Adagio and Allegro op. 70
Second Round
Brahms Sonata op. 99
Crumb Sonata for Solo Cello
Davydov At the Fountain op. 20
Semifinal
Enescu Sonata no. 2 in C major op. 26
Prokofiev Sonata in C major op. 119
Final
Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor op. 104
