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| '''Seong-Jin Cho''' ({{lang-ko|조성진}}, born in Seoul on 28 May 1994)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=15 December 2012 |title=新피아노의 시인, 조성진 |trans-title=Sung-jin Cho, the new piano poet |url=http://mnbmagazine.joins.com/magazine/Narticle.asp?magazine=204&articleId=MLBT07E1ZJYUBI |access-date=24 September 2018 |website=Yeoseong JoongAng |language=ko}}</ref> is a concert pianist who won multiple international prizes including the 2015 edition of ] (first prize), the 2014 Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition (third prize), 14th Tchaikovsky Competition (third prize), |
'''Seong-Jin Cho''' ({{lang-ko|조성진}}, born in Seoul on 28 May 1994)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=15 December 2012 |title=新피아노의 시인, 조성진 |trans-title=Sung-jin Cho, the new piano poet |url=http://mnbmagazine.joins.com/magazine/Narticle.asp?magazine=204&articleId=MLBT07E1ZJYUBI |access-date=24 September 2018 |website=Yeoseong JoongAng |language=ko}}</ref> is a concert pianist who won multiple international prizes including the 2015 edition of ] (first prize), the (third prize), (third prize), in 2009 (first prize, the youngest winner ever) and 6th Moscow International F. Chopin Competition for Young Pianists in 2008 (first prize from his very first participation in international competitions).<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/09/03/0200000000AEN20180903008400315.html|title=Deutsche Grammophon celebrates 120th anniv. with gala with Cho Seong-jin in Seoul|last=Park|first=Bo-ram|date=3 September 2018|work=]|access-date=24 September 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/winning-a-renowned-piano-competition-put-seong-jin-cho-on-road-to-stardom/2017/07/12/95db9c06-5ff8-11e7-8adc-fea80e32bf47_story.html|title=Winning a renowned piano competition put Seong-Jin Cho on road to stardom|last=Chin|first=Simon|date=14 July 2017|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=24 September 2018}}</ref> Described as a “poet on the keyboard” by Sir Simon Rattle<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-25 |title=Simon Rattle praises Seong-Jin Cho as a poet on the keyboard |url=https://www.primoartists.com/news/simon-rattle-praises-seong-jin-cho-poet-keyboard |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Primo Artists |language=en-US}}</ref>, Cho is renowned for his delicate touch, intimidating rhythm and groove, balance in bass and treble as well as with the orchestra sound. | ||
| With his wide variety of repertoire ranging from Handel, Mozart, Beethoven through Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt to Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, Cho performs regularly at the world’s finest concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Musikverein and Wigmore Hall. He regularly performs with leading orchestras including Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, London Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, the Philadelphia, Chicago Symphony and the Cleveland just to name a few. He is regularly invited to major classical music festivals such as Salzburg, Edinburg, Lucerne, Praha Spring, BBC Proms and Tanglewood. | |||
| For his recordings, Seong-Jin Cho has been contracted with Deutsche Gramophone since 2016 releasing six studio albums including musics of Chopin (2016), Debussy (2017), Mozart (2018), Schubert / Berg / Liszt (2020), Chopin (2021) and Handel / Brahms (2023). He has recently recorded Ravel’s complete solo music, which will be released together with the two piano concerto recordings live with Boston Symphony Orchestra under the conductorship of Andris Nelsons. Cho is the in the 2024-25 season. | |||
| ==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
| Cho was born in ], South Korea where he began playing the piano at the age of six, and gave his first public recital when he was eleven years old.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-26 |title=Seong-Jin Cho: Beyond Chopin |url=https://myscena.org/catherine-kustanczy/seong-jin-cho-beyond-chopin/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=my/maSCENA |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Seong-Jin Cho was born in ], South Korea where he began playing the piano at the age of six, and gave his first public recital when he was eleven years old.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-26 |title=Seong-Jin Cho: Beyond Chopin |url=https://myscena.org/catherine-kustanczy/seong-jin-cho-beyond-chopin/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=my/maSCENA |language=en-US}}</ref> As an only child of engineer father and homemaker mother, he had received elite education provided by only for selected musical prodigies. He received private lessons from Prof. Park Sook-ryeon at Sunchon National University and then Prof. Shin Soo-jung at Seoul National University. | ||
| He studied at the , a private middle school for art education, during which he performed Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 and Ravel Piano Concert in G with . This rare opportunity was given by Myung-whun Chung, musical director and chief conductor of the orchestra then after a brief encounter during the prize giving ceremony and following chat. Cho and Chung have since performed together in various occasions throughout Cho's career. Seong-Jin Cho attended ] for two years during which he participated in the and won the third prize. | |||
| Attracted by numerous cultural offerings and opportunities of enjoying the concerts of his favourite pianists such as Radu Lupu, Grigory Sokolov and Murray Perahia, Cho moved to Paris and studied at with ].<ref name=":2" /> One of the teaching assistants was Bertrand Chamayou for whom Cho mentioned his performance inspired him to practice at home. | |||
| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| Cho has won numerous awards including First Prize at both the International Fryderyk Chopin Competition for Young Pianists (2008) and the ] (2009). He has also received Third Prize at the ] in Moscow (2011) and the ] in ] (2014). In 2015, Cho won First Prize in the ]. | Cho has won numerous awards including First Prize at both the International Fryderyk Chopin Competition for Young Pianists (2008) and the ] (2009). He has also received Third Prize at the ] in Moscow (2011) and the ] in ] (2014). In 2015, Cho won First Prize in the ]. | ||
| As a soloist, Cho has performed with many major orchestras including the ], ], ], ], |
As a soloist, Cho has performed with many major orchestras including the ], , ], , Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Orchestra. He also regularly collaborates with eminent conductors such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], Gianandrea Noseda, Yannick Neget-Seguin and Andris Nelsons <ref>{{Cite web|title=Seong-Jin Cho – Biography|url= https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/artists/seong-jin-cho/biography|access-date=26 December 2021|website=Deutsche Grammophon|language=en}}</ref> He regularly tours around the world and performs with orchestras in Europe, North America and Asia. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Seong-Jin Cho|url= http://chopin2015.medici.tv/en/candidate/seong-jin-cho|access-date=26 December 2021|website=]|language=en}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | An active recitalist, Cho regularly achieves a sold-out concert in the world's most prestigious concert halls, including the Stern Auditorium of ], ] Amsterdam, Los Angeles's ], ] München, ], ], ] Tokyo, ] in London, and the ]. He has also been invited to numerous music festivals such as the ], ], the ],<ref>{{Cite web|title= NJPAC Presents Seong-Jin Cho On March 6th|url= https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2021/09/29/njpac-presents-seong-jin-cho-on-march-6th/|access-date=26 December 2021|website=New Jersey Stage|date= 29 September 2021|language=en}}</ref> ], ], ], and . | ||
| ⚫ | In 2017, Cho gave his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic under ], replacing Lang Lang during parts of the orchestra's Asia tour.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Pianist Cho Seong-jin to play with Simon Rattle and Berliner Philharmoniker|url= http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171015000130|access-date=26 December 2021|website= ]| date=15 October 2017 |language=en}}</ref> He has been re-invited two other times since then. Cho is 2024-25 Artist in Residence of Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-04 |title=Artist in Residence 2024/25: Seong-Jin Cho |url=https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/about-us/artist-in-residence/seong-jin-cho/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=www.berliner-philharmoniker.de |language=en}}</ref> performing Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1, Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 and some chamber music with members of the orchestra. | ||
| Seong-Jin Cho gave the world premier of Allegro in D, a newly found Mozart work, in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The unknown Mozart: Seong-Jin Cho to give world premiere of Allegro in D - Seong-Jin Cho |url=https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/artists/seong-jin-cho/news/the-unknown-mozart-seong-jin-cho-to-give-world-premiere-of-allegro-in-d-261582 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Deutsche Grammophon |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| In 2022, Cho debuted with the Vienna Philharmonic as a replacement to Denis Matsuev who would perform with Valery Gergiev at Carnegie Hall but was replaced with .<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/About/Press/Press-Releases/2022/02/25/Pianist-Seong-Jin-Cho-Steps-in-Tonight-Soloist-w-Yannick-Nezet-Seguin-and-Vienna-Philharmonic-Orch |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=www.carnegiehall.org}}</ref> Less than a 24-hour notice, Cho found a piano at the lobby of a Berlin hotel where he practiced Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 overnight next to the crowds before he flew from Berlin to New York City. He admitted he had nosebleeds after the successful performance. | |||
| He is contracted with for general managements and works with regional agencies such as Primo Artists, Japan Arts and Credia. | |||
| ⚫ | An active recitalist, Cho |
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| == Personal Life == | |||
| ⚫ | In 2017, Cho gave his debut with the |
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| Cho continued to reside in Paris after winning the first prize in the ] and perform more than 100 times a year in Europe, North America and Asia. After briefly visiting Berlin for business, he decided to move to Berlin in 2018 as he was attracted by many beautiful parks in the city such as Tiergartan, Monbijoupark and Mauerpark. As Berliner, he enjoys taking a walk in the park with friends or by himself. His hobby is finding new hobbies and he enjoys eating local foods and wines. Cho considers music not as a job but what he likes, and enjoys performing more than 100 times a year while adding at least two new piano concertos and a one-year recital program worth of solo piano pieces every year. He rarely listens to piano music recordings but orchestral and chamber music recordings. He has been a big fan of Mahler Symphonies since 7th grader. | |||
| == Discography == | == Discography == | ||
Revision as of 12:04, 15 September 2024
South Korean pianist (born 1994) In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.For the footballer, see Jo Sung-jin. For go player, see Cho Son-jin.
| Seong-Jin Cho조성진 | |
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.png) Cho in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30) Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Website | seongjin-cho |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조성진 |
| Hanja | 趙成珍 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Seongjin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Sŏngjin |
Seong-Jin Cho (Template:Lang-ko, born in Seoul on 28 May 1994) is a concert pianist who won multiple international prizes including the 2015 edition of International Chopin Piano Competition (first prize), the 2014 Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition (third prize), 14th Tchaikovsky Competition (third prize), 12th Hamamatsu Competition in 2009 (first prize, the youngest winner ever) and 6th Moscow International F. Chopin Competition for Young Pianists in 2008 (first prize from his very first participation in international competitions). Described as a “poet on the keyboard” by Sir Simon Rattle, Cho is renowned for his delicate touch, intimidating rhythm and groove, balance in bass and treble as well as with the orchestra sound.
With his wide variety of repertoire ranging from Handel, Mozart, Beethoven through Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt to Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, Cho performs regularly at the world’s finest concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Musikverein and Wigmore Hall. He regularly performs with leading orchestras including Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, London Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, the Philadelphia, Chicago Symphony and the Cleveland just to name a few. He is regularly invited to major classical music festivals such as Salzburg, Edinburg, Lucerne, Praha Spring, BBC Proms and Tanglewood.
For his recordings, Seong-Jin Cho has been contracted with Deutsche Gramophone since 2016 releasing six studio albums including musics of Chopin (2016), Debussy (2017), Mozart (2018), Schubert / Berg / Liszt (2020), Chopin (2021) and Handel / Brahms (2023). He has recently recorded Ravel’s complete solo music, which will be released together with the two piano concerto recordings live with Boston Symphony Orchestra under the conductorship of Andris Nelsons. Cho is the Artist in Residence of Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the 2024-25 season.
Early life and education
Seong-Jin Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea where he began playing the piano at the age of six, and gave his first public recital when he was eleven years old. As an only child of engineer father and homemaker mother, he had received elite education provided by Seoul Art Center only for selected musical prodigies. He received private lessons from Prof. Park Sook-ryeon at Sunchon National University and then Prof. Shin Soo-jung at Seoul National University.
He studied at the Yewon School, a private middle school for art education, during which he performed Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 and Ravel Piano Concert in G with Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. This rare opportunity was given by Myung-whun Chung, musical director and chief conductor of the orchestra then after a brief encounter during the prize giving ceremony and following chat. Cho and Chung have since performed together in various occasions throughout Cho's career. Seong-Jin Cho attended Seoul Arts High School for two years during which he participated in the 14th Tchaikovsky Competition and won the third prize.
Attracted by numerous cultural offerings and opportunities of enjoying the concerts of his favourite pianists such as Radu Lupu, Grigory Sokolov and Murray Perahia, Cho moved to Paris and studied at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris with Michel Béroff. One of the teaching assistants was Bertrand Chamayou for whom Cho mentioned his performance inspired him to practice at home.
Career
Cho has won numerous awards including First Prize at both the International Fryderyk Chopin Competition for Young Pianists (2008) and the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition (2009). He has also received Third Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (2011) and the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv (2014). In 2015, Cho won First Prize in the XVII International Chopin Piano Competition.
As a soloist, Cho has performed with many major orchestras including the Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Orchestra. He also regularly collaborates with eminent conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Myung-Whun Chung, Gustavo Dudamel, Valery Gergiev, Vasily Petrenko, Mikhail Pletnev, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Yuri Temirkanov, Gianandrea Noseda, Yannick Neget-Seguin and Andris Nelsons He regularly tours around the world and performs with orchestras in Europe, North America and Asia.
An active recitalist, Cho regularly achieves a sold-out concert in the world's most prestigious concert halls, including the Stern Auditorium of Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Los Angeles's Walt Disney Concert Hall, Prinzregententheater München, Wiener Konzerthaus, Musikverein, Suntory Hall Tokyo, Wigmore Hall in London, and the Berliner Philharmonie. He has also been invited to numerous music festivals such as the Verbier Festival, Menuhin Festival Gstaad, the Rheingau Musik Festival, BBC Proms, Tanglewood Festival, Salzburg Festival, Edinburg Festival and Lucerne Festival.
In 2017, Cho gave his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic under Sir Simon Rattle, replacing Lang Lang during parts of the orchestra's Asia tour. He has been re-invited two other times since then. Cho is 2024-25 Artist in Residence of Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performing Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1, Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 and some chamber music with members of the orchestra.
Seong-Jin Cho gave the world premier of Allegro in D, a newly found Mozart work, in 2021.
In 2022, Cho debuted with the Vienna Philharmonic as a replacement to Denis Matsuev who would perform with Valery Gergiev at Carnegie Hall but was replaced with Yannick Neget-Seguin. Less than a 24-hour notice, Cho found a piano at the lobby of a Berlin hotel where he practiced Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 overnight next to the crowds before he flew from Berlin to New York City. He admitted he had nosebleeds after the successful performance.
He is contracted with KD Schmid for general managements and works with regional agencies such as Primo Artists, Japan Arts and Credia.
Personal Life
Cho continued to reside in Paris after winning the first prize in the XVII International Chopin Piano Competition and perform more than 100 times a year in Europe, North America and Asia. After briefly visiting Berlin for business, he decided to move to Berlin in 2018 as he was attracted by many beautiful parks in the city such as Tiergartan, Monbijoupark and Mauerpark. As Berliner, he enjoys taking a walk in the park with friends or by himself. His hobby is finding new hobbies and he enjoys eating local foods and wines. Cho considers music not as a job but what he likes, and enjoys performing more than 100 times a year while adding at least two new piano concertos and a one-year recital program worth of solo piano pieces every year. He rarely listens to piano music recordings but orchestral and chamber music recordings. He has been a big fan of Mahler Symphonies since 7th grader.
Discography
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AUS Classical |
BEL (Vl) Classical |
FRA Classical |
JPN |
UK Classical Specialist |
US Classical |
US Heatseekers | ||
| Seong-Jin Cho (Winner of the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition) |
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1 | — | 11 | No data | 253 | 18 | 11 | 18 |
| Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 |
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5 | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | — | |
| Debussy |
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11 | 7 | — | 35 | — | 20 | 14 | — |
| Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 K 466 / / Sonatas K 281 & K 332 |
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12 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 14 | — |
| The Wanderer |
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| Mozart: Allegro in D major, K.626b/16 |
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| Im Abendrot (with Matthias Goerne) |
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| Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 · Scherzi |
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| The Handel Project: Suites & Brahms-Variations |
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| "—" denotes album did not chart or was not released in that region. | |||||||||
Awards
- 2008: International Fryderyk Chopin Competition for Young Pianists – First Prize
- 2009: Hamamatsu International Piano Competition – First Prize
- 2011: International Tchaikovsky Competition (piano) – Third Prize
- 2014: Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition – Third Prize
- 2015: XVII International Chopin Piano Competition – First Prize
- 2023: Samsung Ho-Am Prize in the Arts
References
- "新피아노의 시인, 조성진" [Sung-jin Cho, the new piano poet]. Yeoseong JoongAng (in Korean). 15 December 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ Park, Bo-ram (3 September 2018). "Deutsche Grammophon celebrates 120th anniv. with gala with Cho Seong-jin in Seoul". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ Chin, Simon (14 July 2017). "Winning a renowned piano competition put Seong-Jin Cho on road to stardom". Washington Post. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- "Simon Rattle praises Seong-Jin Cho as a poet on the keyboard". Primo Artists. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- "Seong-Jin Cho: Beyond Chopin". my/maSCENA. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "Seong-Jin Cho – Biography". Deutsche Grammophon. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- "Seong-Jin Cho". Medici.tv. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- "NJPAC Presents Seong-Jin Cho On March 6th". New Jersey Stage. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- "Pianist Cho Seong-jin to play with Simon Rattle and Berliner Philharmoniker". The Korea Herald. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- "Artist in Residence 2024/25: Seong-Jin Cho". www.berliner-philharmoniker.de. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- "The unknown Mozart: Seong-Jin Cho to give world premiere of Allegro in D - Seong-Jin Cho". Deutsche Grammophon. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- www.carnegiehall.org https://www.carnegiehall.org/About/Press/Press-Releases/2022/02/25/Pianist-Seong-Jin-Cho-Steps-in-Tonight-Soloist-w-Yannick-Nezet-Seguin-and-Vienna-Philharmonic-Orch. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- "Seong-Jin Cho charting".
- "Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 charting".
- "Debussy charting".
- "Beethoven: Piano Concerto & Symphony No.5 charting".
- "Mozart charting".
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 30, 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- "ARIA Core Classical Albums Chart" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "Seong-Jin Cho — Winner Of The 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition Warsaw 2015". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "Top Albums Classique". Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique (in French). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- "チョ・ソンジン 感動のショパン・コンクール・ライヴ2015". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "Official Classical Artist Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- "Classical Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- "Seong-Jin Cho Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "Pianist Cho Seong-jin hopes to expand repertoire beyond Chopin". Yonhap News Agency. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- Hyo-won, Lee (23 November 2009). "15-Year-Old Becomes 1st Asian Winner of Hamamatsu Contest". The Korea Times. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- Ye-eun, Jie (5 April 2023). "Ho-Am Foundation picks prize winners". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
External links
| Winners of the International Chopin Piano Competition | |
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