
Background
Prizes
Kyoungsun Park earned his Bachelor of Music at Seoul National University studying with Professor Hie-Yon Choi. He was awarded an ABRSM scholarship to attend the Royal College of Music in London, where, as a student of Professor Dmitri Alexeev, he received a Master of Performance with Distinction.
In 2012 Kyoungsun made his concerto debut with the Seoul National University Symphony Orchestra in the Concert Hall of the Seoul Arts Center, performing his own jazz inspired cadenza. He has performed as a soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with the Mihail Jora Philharmonic Orchestra in Bacău, in Korea with the TIMF Orchestra, the Daejeon Arts Orchestra and the Korea University Orchestra. He has participated in masterclasses with Vladimir Ashkenazy, Ian Hobson, Peter Frankl, Julian Martin, Jerome Rose and Matti Raekallio.
Kyoungsun is currently studying at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München in Germany under Professor Michael Schäfer.
Upcoming Competition Repertoire
Preliminaries
Preliminary Round 1: 20-Minute Recital
Preliminary Round 2: 30-Minute Recital
I. Ondine
II. Le Gibet
III. Scarbo
Semi-Finals
Semi Finals Round 1: 65-Minute Recital
I. Molto moderato e cantabile
II. Andante
III. Menuetto. Allegro moderato – Trio
IV. Allegretto
I. Russian Dance
II. Petrushka’s Cell
III. The Shrovetide Fair
Semi Final Round 2: Chamber Music
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo. Presto
III. Andantino
IV. Allegro vivace
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo
III. Largo
IV. Finale. Allegro
Finals
Final Round 1: Concerto with String Orchestra
I. Allegro moderato
II. Lento
III. Moderato
IV. Allegro con brio
Final Round 2: Concerto with Symphony Orchestra
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante con moto
III. Rondo. Vivace