Youna CHOI

SOUTH KOREA

– date of birth: 27th of June 1992

– graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music in 2016, at the class of Prof. Peter Wiley and Carter Brey and also studied at the Seoul National University

– currently studies at the Colburn School, with Clive Greensmith
has frequently been featured in Carnegie Hall in New York, as well as the Ewon Cultural Center and Urim Arts Hall in Seoul, South Korea

Prizes: Laureate of Rio Hondo Competition, Virtuoso Competition, Edu-Classic Competition

 

Program:

First Round
Popper Etude no. 20 op. 73
Haydn Cello Concerto no. 2 in D major
Schumann Adagio and Allegro op. 70

Second Round
Schubert Arpeggione Sonata
Ligeti Sonata for Solo Cello
Popper Elfentanz op. 39

Semifinal
Enescu Sonata no. 2 in C major op. 26
Shostakovich Sonata in D minor op. 40

Final
Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor op. 104