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Kunyoung HwangPianist

PianoGermany · USA2027 Nova Lux Artist

Kunyoung Hwang is a pianist whose talent was recognised early: after graduating from Yewon School and studying at Seoul Arts High School and the Korea National University of Arts Preparatory School, Hwang was admitted early to the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin at the age of 17

Hwang went on to complete the Konzertexamen with top honours at the Cologne University of Music and earned an Artist Diploma on a full scholarship at the Colburn School in the US, building a solid artistic foundation at leading institutions across Europe and America

Profile

BornSeoul
EducationYewon School → early admission at 17 to the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin, Bachelor's with honours → Cologne University of Music, Master's in Piano with the highest mark and Konzertexamen with the highest mark by unanimous decision → Colburn School (US), Artist Diploma (full scholarship)
TeachersFabio Bidini

Competitions

  • Winner of the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition and the 4th Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition
  • Prizewinner at the Renate Schorler Stiftung Klavierwettbewerb and the Karlrobert Kreiten Piano Competition
  • Prizes at major Korean competitions, including first prize at the Eumyeon Competition and the overall special prize at the Kukmin Ilbo and Hansei University competitions
  • Second prize as a member of a trio at the International Cologne Chamber Competition; semi-finalist at the ARD International Music Competition

Career

  • Scholarship holder of the Deutschlandstipendium (German national scholarship) and the Aspen Music Festival (US)
  • Soloist with La Orquesta FIMA (Spain), the Gwangju Women's Philharmonic, Yangju Symphony Orchestra and NWD-Philharmoniker, among others
  • Performances at Beethovenfest Bonn, the Ravinia Festival, on Germany's ARD, at the Prinzregententheater and at the Aspen Music Festival, among others
  • Invited to the Seoul Arts Center International Music Festival, Rendez-vous de la Musique and The House Concert July Festival, among others
  • May 2026Recital at Sejong Chamber Hall

Recording & Teaching

  • Complete Bach Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard with violinist Yuna Ha, “Timeless Dialogue” (M-Plus, Japan) – praised by Japanese critics
  • PresentResearcher, Korea Piano Society; teaches at Kyungpook National University, Chugye University for the Arts, Yewon School, Seoul Arts High School and Anyang Arts High School; member of the Passio Quartet
  • 2025Selected for the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture's Creative Activity Support Programme