Yeol Eum Son
Yeol Eum Son ( 손열음 , Son Yeol-eum ; born May 2, 1986 in Wonju , South Korea ) is a South Korean pianist .
Life
Yeol Eum Son started playing the piano at the age of 3 ½ years. At the age of 12 she began her studies with pianist Kim Dae-jin, and at the age of 16 she went to the Korean National University of Arts to continue her studies. Later she was a student in Arie Vardi's piano class at the Music Academy in Hanover , where she has lived since then.
In 2004 she toured Asia with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Lorin Maazel , including Seoul . In July 2009 she played as a soloist with the Czech Philharmonic under Juraj Valčuha and Vilde Frang (violin). In the following Kissinger Sommer (2010) she gave her own piano recital. In 2011 Son won the 2nd prize at the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition . In addition, she received the 1st prize for the best performance of the commissioned composition by Rodin Shchedrin and the 1st prize for the best chamber music interpretation.
Prices
- 1997: 2nd prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in Moscow .
- 1999: 1st prize at the US “Oberlin International Piano Festival”.
- 2001: 1st prize at the 7th International Competition for Young Pianists in Ettlingen .
- 2002: 1st prize at the 53rd Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition in Vercelli ( Italy ).
- 2002: 1st prize at the piano competition in Hamamatsu ( Japan ).
- 2005: 3rd prize at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv ( Israel ).
- 2008: 1st prize at the Kissinger Piano Olympics .
- 2009: 2nd prize and “ Steven De Groote Memory Prize” at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth ( Texas ).
- 2011: 2nd prize at the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow .
Discography
(incomplete)
- Chopin: Nocturnes for Piano & Strings (Universal Music, 2008)
- Yeol Eum Son - Silver Medalist 13th Van Cliburn Competition (Harmonia Mundi, 2009)
- Modern Times: Berg, Prokofjev, Stravinsky, Ravel (Decca, 2012)
- Schumann & Brahms: Sonatas, Romances - with Clara-Jumi Kang , violin (Decca, 2016)
- Mozart: Concert KV 467, Sonata KV 330, Variations on "Lison dormait" KV 264, Fantasy KV 475 - under Neville Marriner (Onyx, 2018)
Web links
- Official website (English / Korean)
Footnotes
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Son, Yeol Eum |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Son, Yeol-eum |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean pianist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1986 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wonju , South Korea |