
Background
Prizes
Se-Hyeong Yoo’s formal piano studies began at the Seoul National University in South Korea. He followed with further study at Hannover’s Hochschule für Musik and the Royal College of Music in London under eminent masters including Dmitri Alexeev, Peter Jablonski, Matti Raekallio, Olivier Gardon and Hee Sung Joo. Currently he is studying at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Mannheim, Germany under Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy.
Se-Hyeong has performed in renowned venues across the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany, Portugal and South Korea. He has collaborated with orchestras such as Harbin Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Filarmónica Portuguesa, Busan Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Korea Police National Orchestra, and conductors such as Piotr Borkowski and Osvaldo Ferreira. He has played with chamber ensembles at significant places like The Blue House – the official residence of the President of South Korea – and Jinhae Naval Base. Se-Hyeong has established himself as a creative interpreter of a wide range of music.
Se-Hyeong recently released a recording of Schumann’s Kreisleriana on the KNS Classics label.
Upcoming Competition Repertoire
Preliminaries
Preliminary Round
I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
V. Appassionato
Semi-Finals
Semifinal Round
IV. Young Juliet
V. Masks
VI. Montagues and Capulets
VII. Friar Laurence
VIII. Mercutio
I. Andante dolce
II. Andante sognando
III. Vivace
Finals
Final Round
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante cantabile
III. Allegretto
I. Äußerst bewegt
II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
III. Sehr aufgeregt
IV.Sehr langsam
V. Sehr lebhaft
VI. Sehr langsam
VII. Sehr rasch
VIII. Schnell und spielend
XVIII. Canon. Vivace poco rubato – Prestissimo
VIII. Wilde Jagd