SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Pianist Cho Seong-jin on Friday unveiled a minuet piano single by George Frideric Handel to be included on his upcoming solo album, Universal Music Group said. The winner of the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition selected “Handel: Suite in B-Flat Major, HWV 434: IV. Minuet” for the pre-release of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean piano prodigy Lim Yunchan said Monday he wanted to deliver Beethoven’s utopia through the composer’s No. 5 Piano Concerto “Emperor” on his first live album in collaboration with Gwangju Symphony Orchestra. The 18-year-old took the stage with the local orchestra, conducted by Hong Suk-won, at Tongyeong Concert [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean pianist Lee Hyuk has won the first prize at the Long-Thibaud International Competition held in France, along with Japanese pianist Masaya Kamei, according to its organizer. The 22-year-old played Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in the final contest that closed at Chatelet Theater in Paris on Sunday [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Pianist Lim Yun-chan’s popularity is on the rise after clinching the gold in the finals of the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Lim’s mention of Dante Alighieri’s narrative poem in a press release on June 30 has been gaining particular attention. The 18-year-old student of the Korea National [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A YouTube video of pianist Lim Yun-chan’s performance at the 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition this year has become the most viewed video out of all performances of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3. “This video just became the most watched version of this piece on YouTube,” the Van [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Pianist Cho Seong-jin, the winner of the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015, has mixed feelings about Chopin. He loves the Polish composer and his music written primarily for solo piano, and the championship title of the prestigious competition has given him many opportunities to have solo recitals at [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pianist Cho Seong-jin has premiered one of Mozart’s previously unheard compositions in Salzburg, Austria, after it was created 248 years ago. In a pre-recorded performance streamed online for paid viewers Wednesday, Cho, one of the most sought-after artists in the world, played Mozart’s Allegro in D major [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — For pianist Sunwoo Yekwon, recording his new album “Mozart” in pandemic-hit Europe was a miracle itself. The 31-year-old pianist who has conquered a series of international competitions, including the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2017, returned with his first new album with Decca, “Mozart,” in three years. “As [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — For 74-year-old pianist Paik Kun-woo, whose life has evolved around the piano for more than 60 years, music has taken on another meaning amid the new coronavirus pandemic. “(The need for music) has become more pressing than ever. I’ve come to strongly realize that it is really essential,” the [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — High-profile pianists travel the world several times a year to have concerts or recitals at famous halls in such cities as New York, Paris, London and Berlin. The life of South Korean pianist Cho Seong-jin, one of the most sought-after artists in the world, is no different. Since he [...]