Yoonjung Han
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Yoonjung Han is an award-winning female South Korean classical pianist
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from 2001-2003. Then from 2003–2007, she attended the Curtis Institute of Music
in Philadelphia studying with Eleanor Sokoloff
, receiving her bachelor's degree in Music in 2007. From 2007-2009, she returned to the Juilliard School
and studied with Robert McDonald, receiving her master's degree in Music in May 2009. Han is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts
(D.M.A.) degree at SUNY at Stony Brook.
at Sejong Concert Hall, playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto Number 3 in C minor
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On February 19, 2005 Han performed the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto Number 2 in C minor
with the Pottstown Symphony Orchestra in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
as part of their Masterworks II: Young Artist Showcase program. Han was selected as one of thirty-eight pianists worldwide and from May 9 to June 5, 2005 participated in the 2005 TCU
/Cliburn Piano Institute Young Artists program in conjunction with the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
, performing at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
and the PepsiCo
Recital Hall at the TCU Walsh Center for Performing Arts.
On February 24, 2006 Han performed a 2-hour recital of Bach-Busoni, Mozart, Chopin, and Liszt at Dudley Recital Hall at the University of Houston
. On July 23, 2006 Han performed as a soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
in their Bravo Beethoven concert at Artpark. As the 2005 Kosciuszko Foundation
Chopin Competition winner, on November 4 and 19, 2006 Han performed solo recitals at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York.
On March 7, 2009 Han performed a recital at the Fifth Annual Steinway Piano Festival at Dauer Hall at the University of Florida
. On September 15, 2007 Han opened the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
's 60th season, performing the Liszt Piano Concerto Number 1 in E-flat major
in their Diamond Jubilee concert.
In June 2008, Han won the 2008 Juilliard Gina Bachauer
International Piano Competition, along with Naomi Kudo. Along with a Lincoln Center recital, the winners received full tuition scholarships to Juilliard.
On August 10, 2008 Han performed Mozart's Piano Concerto Number 22 in E-flat major, K. 482
at Eric Harvie Theatre with the Banff Festival Orchestra at the 2008 Banff Summer Arts Festival
in Banff National Park
, Alberta, Canada. On October 28, 2008 Han gave a recital at the Taft Museum of Art
in Cincinnati, Ohio
as the gold medalist of the 2008 Cincinnati World Piano Competition.
On June 10, 2009 Han performed in the Dame Myra Hess
Memorial Concert Series at Preston Bradley Hall of the Chicago Cultural Center. The concert was also broadcast live on WFMT
(98.7 FM) radio and Channel 25 television.
In August 2009, Han performed again at the Vladimir Nielsen Piano Festival in Sag Harbor, New York
.
Han received the 2009 Gawon International Music Society of Seoul, South Korea award. This award is given to the "most brilliant pianist aged 17-31 of any nationality who possesses the most promising potential for global prominence, to provide support for the artist's continued development and maturation as a musician." Han performed a solo recital at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
in Seoul, South Korea on September 19, 2009 as part of the award.
On April 16, 2010 Han performed a solo recital of Haydn
, Chopin
, Granados
, and R. Schumann
at Starr Theater, Alice Tully Hall
, Lincoln Center in New York City.
Han was selected as one of 42 competitors from around the world in the XV Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition
in Salt Lake City from June 16 to July 1, 2010.
On July 10, 2010 Han won The Keyboard Charitable Trust Career Development Award at the Concurso Internacional de Piano in Florianópolis
, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
, Valencia, Spain.
On May 22, 2011 Han won the First Prize and Audience Prize out of 149 entrants from 38 countries at the Fulbright Concerto Competition in Fayetteville, Arkansas. On May 28, 2011 Han won the First Prize, Louis A. Potter Award out of 222 entrants and 17 semifinalists at the 2011 Washington International Competition for Piano at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
in Washington, D.C.
. On September 11, 2011 Han was one of six pianists in the world named a finalist for the Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Prize awarded by the city of Eppan an der Weinstraße
, Italy.
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
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Education
Han attended the Juilliard School Pre-College Division in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
from 2001-2003. Then from 2003–2007, she attended the Curtis Institute of Music
Curtis Institute of Music
The Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in Opera, and Professional Studies Certificate in Opera. According to statistics compiled by U.S...
in Philadelphia studying with Eleanor Sokoloff
Eleanor Sokoloff
Eleanor Sokoloff is an American pianist and famous pedagogue of piano. She is now in her eighth decade of teaching on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music....
, receiving her bachelor's degree in Music in 2007. From 2007-2009, she returned to the Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
and studied with Robert McDonald, receiving her master's degree in Music in May 2009. Han is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts
Doctor of Musical Arts
The Doctor of Musical Arts degree is a doctoral academic degree in music. The D.M.A. combines advanced studies in an applied area of specialization with graduate-level academic study in subjects such as music history, music theory, or music pedagogy. The D.M.A...
(D.M.A.) degree at SUNY at Stony Brook.
Career
Her first competitive performance was at age 10, in the Seoul Philharmonic competition which she won, and that was followed by many more such engagements. In 2010, music critic Jon Sobel wrote that she will likely be among the premiere young pianists of the decade, "one of those natural-born performers who become one with the instrument—not trying to surmount it, as a more showy pianist might, but rather losing herself in the music like an actor merging magnetically with a role."1998-2008
At age thirteen, Han made her solo debut with the Seoul Philharmonic OrchestraSeoul Philharmonic Orchestra
The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1948, is one of the oldest and most famous orchestras in South Korea. Its first foreign tour came on a 1965 trip to Japan, followed by performances in Southeast Asia in 1977, the United States in 1982, 1986 and 1996, a 1988 tour of Europe before the...
at Sejong Concert Hall, playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto Number 3 in C minor
Piano Concerto No. 3 (Beethoven)
The Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1800 and was first performed on 5 April 1803, with the composer as soloist. During that same performance, the Second Symphony and the oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives were also debuted. The composition...
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On February 19, 2005 Han performed the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto Number 2 in C minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on 2 December 1900...
with the Pottstown Symphony Orchestra in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States northwest of Philadelphia and southeast of Reading, on the Schuylkill River. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the...
as part of their Masterworks II: Young Artist Showcase program. Han was selected as one of thirty-eight pianists worldwide and from May 9 to June 5, 2005 participated in the 2005 TCU
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...
/Cliburn Piano Institute Young Artists program in conjunction with the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition was first held in 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas and is hosted by Van Cliburn Foundation. It was created by Fort Worth area teachers in honor of Van Cliburn, who had won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition four years prior with Tchaikovsky's...
, performing at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth was first granted a Charter from the State of Texas in 1892 as the "Fort Worth Public Library and Art Gallery", evolving through several name changes and different facilities in Fort Worth...
and the PepsiCo
PepsiCo
PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company...
Recital Hall at the TCU Walsh Center for Performing Arts.
On February 24, 2006 Han performed a 2-hour recital of Bach-Busoni, Mozart, Chopin, and Liszt at Dudley Recital Hall at the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
. On July 23, 2006 Han performed as a soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra located in Buffalo, New York. Its primary performing venue is Kleinhans Music Hall, which is a National Historic Landmark. Its regular concert season features gala concerts, classics programming of core repertoire, Pops...
in their Bravo Beethoven concert at Artpark. As the 2005 Kosciuszko Foundation
Kosciuszko Foundation
Kosciuszko Foundation is a charitable foundation based in New York City. It was created by Stephen Mizwa to fund programs that promote Polish-American intellectual and artistic exchange.-History:...
Chopin Competition winner, on November 4 and 19, 2006 Han performed solo recitals at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York.
On March 7, 2009 Han performed a recital at the Fifth Annual Steinway Piano Festival at Dauer Hall at the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. On September 15, 2007 Han opened the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra ' is based in Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish and the largest city in north Louisiana. Founded in 1948, the symphony remains the longest continually performing professional orchestra in Louisiana, despite a musicians' strike in October, 2008, which nearly...
's 60th season, performing the Liszt Piano Concerto Number 1 in E-flat major
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Liszt)
Franz Liszt composed his Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S.124 over a 26-year period; the main themes date from 1830, while the final version dates 1849. The concerto consists of four movements, which are performed without breaks in between, and lasts approximately 20 minutes...
in their Diamond Jubilee concert.
In June 2008, Han won the 2008 Juilliard Gina Bachauer
Gina Bachauer
Gina Bachauer , was a Greek classical pianist who toured extensively in the United States and Europe....
International Piano Competition, along with Naomi Kudo. Along with a Lincoln Center recital, the winners received full tuition scholarships to Juilliard.
On August 10, 2008 Han performed Mozart's Piano Concerto Number 22 in E-flat major, K. 482
Piano Concerto No. 22 (Mozart)
The Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482, is a concertante work for piano, or pianoforte, and orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart composed the concerto in December of 1785....
at Eric Harvie Theatre with the Banff Festival Orchestra at the 2008 Banff Summer Arts Festival
Banff Centre
The Banff Centre, formerly known as The Banff Centre for Continuing Education, is an arts, cultural, and educational institution and conference complex located in Banff, Alberta...
in Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. The park, located 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine...
, Alberta, Canada. On October 28, 2008 Han gave a recital at the Taft Museum of Art
Taft Museum of Art
The Taft Museum of Art is a house museum in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. The building which houses the museum was built as a villa on the edge of Cincinnati about 1820 for Martin Baum and then was the residence of Nicholas Longworth. David Sinton lived in the house with his daughter Anna, who...
in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
as the gold medalist of the 2008 Cincinnati World Piano Competition.
2009-2010
Han was selected from hundreds of pianists around the world as one of thirty pianists to compete in the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. On May 26, 2009 in the Preliminary Recital round of the competition, she performed music from Haydn, Chopin, and Granados but was not chosen to advance to the semifinals.On June 10, 2009 Han performed in the Dame Myra Hess
Myra Hess
Dame Myra Hess DBE was a British pianist.She was born in London as Julia Myra Hess, but was best known by her middle name. At the age of five she began to study the piano and two years later entered the Guildhall School of Music, where she graduated as winner of the Gold Medal...
Memorial Concert Series at Preston Bradley Hall of the Chicago Cultural Center. The concert was also broadcast live on WFMT
WFMT
WFMT is an FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, featuring a format of fine arts, classical music programming, and shows exploring such genres as folk and jazz). The station is managed by Window To The World Communications, Inc., owner of WTTW, one of Chicago's two Public Broadcasting Service ...
(98.7 FM) radio and Channel 25 television.
In August 2009, Han performed again at the Vladimir Nielsen Piano Festival in Sag Harbor, New York
Sag Harbor, New York
Sag Harbor is an incorporated village in Suffolk County, New York, United States, with parts in both the Towns of East Hampton and Southampton. The population was 2,313 at the 2000 census....
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Han received the 2009 Gawon International Music Society of Seoul, South Korea award. This award is given to the "most brilliant pianist aged 17-31 of any nationality who possesses the most promising potential for global prominence, to provide support for the artist's continued development and maturation as a musician." Han performed a solo recital at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
Sejong Center
Sejong Center for the Performing Arts is the largest arts and cultural complex in Seoul, South Korea. It has an interior area of 53,202m². It is situated in the center of the capital, on Sejongno, a main road that cuts through the capital city of the Joseon Dynasty. The center took 4 years to...
in Seoul, South Korea on September 19, 2009 as part of the award.
On April 16, 2010 Han performed a solo recital of Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...
, Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....
, Granados
Enrique Granados
Enrique Granados y Campiña was a Spanish pianist and composer of classical music. His music is in a uniquely Spanish style and, as such, representative of musical nationalism...
, and R. Schumann
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
at Starr Theater, Alice Tully Hall
Alice Tully Hall
Alice Tully Hall is a concert hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. It is named for Alice Tully, a New York performer and philanthropist whose donations assisted in the construction of the hall...
, Lincoln Center in New York City.
Han was selected as one of 42 competitors from around the world in the XV Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition
XV Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition
The fifteenth Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition took place in Salt Lake City, Utah from June 16 to July 1, 2010. Rounds one and two were held at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center...
in Salt Lake City from June 16 to July 1, 2010.
On July 10, 2010 Han won The Keyboard Charitable Trust Career Development Award at the Concurso Internacional de Piano in Florianópolis
Florianópolis
-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...
, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
2011
On April 29, 2011 Han won the Fourth Prize out of 52 competitors and 142 applicants at the Premi Internacional Pianístic de Paterna in PaternaPaterna
Paterna is a municipality in the province of Valencia in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is located northeast of the comarca of La Huerta de Valencia, 5 km northwest of Valencia, and on the left bank of the river Turia...
, Valencia, Spain.
On May 22, 2011 Han won the First Prize and Audience Prize out of 149 entrants from 38 countries at the Fulbright Concerto Competition in Fayetteville, Arkansas. On May 28, 2011 Han won the First Prize, Louis A. Potter Award out of 222 entrants and 17 semifinalists at the 2011 Washington International Competition for Piano at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. On September 11, 2011 Han was one of six pianists in the world named a finalist for the Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli was a virtuoso Italian classical pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, as well as one of the most important Italian pianists along with Ferruccio Busoni and Maurizio Pollini.-Biography:Born in Brescia, Italy, he began...
Prize awarded by the city of Eppan an der Weinstraße
Eppan an der Weinstraße
Eppan an der Weinstraße is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 8 km southwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
, Italy.
Awards
date | award | awarded by | location |
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11 September 2011 | Finalist, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli was a virtuoso Italian classical pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, as well as one of the most important Italian pianists along with Ferruccio Busoni and Maurizio Pollini.-Biography:Born in Brescia, Italy, he began... Prize (free masterclass with Arie Vardi Arie Vardi Arie Vardi is an Israeli classical pianist and piano pedagogue.He is currently teaching at the Buhmann-Mehta Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hanover and at the Bowdoin International Music Festival in Brunswick, Maine... including travel, room and board + 3 concerts in Eppan) |
2011 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Prize awarded by the city of Eppan | Eppan an der Weinstraße Eppan an der Weinstraße Eppan an der Weinstraße is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 8 km southwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:... , Italy |
28 May 2011 | First prize, Louis A. Potter Award (US $10,000 + 3 Washington, DC concerts including 2 at Kennedy Center) | 2011 Washington International Competition for Piano | Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... , USA |
22 May 2011 | First prize (US $5,000 + US $12,000 Fulbright College scholarship + 8 USA/Europe recitals) Audience prize (US$1,000) |
2011 Fulbright Concerto Competition | Fayetteville, Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Fayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks... , USA |
29 April 2011 | Fourth prize (certificate and €1,000) | 2011 Premi Internacional Pianístic de Paterna | Paterna Paterna Paterna is a municipality in the province of Valencia in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is located northeast of the comarca of La Huerta de Valencia, 5 km northwest of Valencia, and on the left bank of the river Turia... , Valencia, Spain |
10 July 2010 | The Keyboard Trust Career Development Prize (US $2,000 + London and other concerts) |
2010 Concurso Internacional de Piano, The City of Florianópolis | Florianópolis Florianópolis -Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter... , Santa Catarina, Brazil |
14 October 2009 | Semifinalist (US $1,000) | 10th San Antonio International Piano Competition | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
September 2009 | 2009 award winner (US $10,000, recital) | Gawon International Music Society | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea |
13 July 2008 | First prize (gold medal) | 52nd Cincinnati World Piano Competition | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
June 2008 | Co-winner (full scholarship, recital) | 2008 Juilliard Gina Bachauer Gina Bachauer Gina Bachauer , was a Greek classical pianist who toured extensively in the United States and Europe.... International Piano Competition |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... , New York, USA |
7 June 2007 | Fifth prize (€4,000) | Second Helsinki International Maj Lind Piano Competition | Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland |
2006 | First prize (gold medal) | 58th Nena Wideman Piano Competition | Shreveport, Louisiana, USA |
5 May 2005 | First prize (laureate, US $5,000) | 56th Kosciuszko Foundation Kosciuszko Foundation Kosciuszko Foundation is a charitable foundation based in New York City. It was created by Stephen Mizwa to fund programs that promote Polish-American intellectual and artistic exchange.-History:... National Chopin Piano Competition |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... , New York, USA |
2005 | Second prize | International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition - The Competition :The International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition, for tradition and amount of prize, is one of the oldest and most prestigious piano competitions in the world , taking place in Seregno, Italy since 1959 and held every 2 years.... |
Seregno Seregno -Local Economy and Business:Seregno is positioned in the middle of one of the most economically productive areas in Italy with a high concentration of small and medium-sized enterprises. The total number of companies listed in Seregno is over 3,600, equal to about 6% of companies throughout the... , Milan, Italy |
2004 | Winner - senior piano | Kathryn E. MacPhail Young Artist Competition | Pottstown, Pennsylvania Pottstown, Pennsylvania Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States northwest of Philadelphia and southeast of Reading, on the Schuylkill River. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the... , USA |
2001 | Grand prize | Korea National Music Competition | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea |
External links
- Official website
- Official YouTube channel
- Van Cliburn Foundation - Competitor Detail Page - Yoonjung Han
- 2009 Cliburn Competition performance (YouTube video) - Haydn Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:52Piano Sonata No. 52 in E-flat major (Haydn)The Piano Sonata No. 52 in E flat major, Hob. XVI/52, L. 62, was written in 1794 by Joseph Haydn. This is the last of Haydn's piano sonatas, and is widely considered his greatest...
, first movement