Soo Jung Ann (Korean: 안수정; born 15 September 1987) is a South Korean pianist from Seoul. Ann was born to a musical family and started playing the piano at the age of six.
Soo Jung Ann 안수정 | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Soo Jung Ann |
| Born | 15 September 1987 Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, pianist |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Website | soojungann |
Ann received her bachelor's degree from the Korean National University of Arts in Seoul. She completed John O'Conor's postgraduate course at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and is pursuing a doctoral degree there, while also studying under Pavel Gililov at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg.[1][2]
Ann has won several awards in international competitions. She received seventh place in the International Piano Competition in Hamamatsu and third prize in the AXA Dublin International Piano Competition in 2009. Ann attended the 15th, 16th, and 17th International Chopin Piano Competitions in 2005, 2010, and 2015, respectively, and attained the second stage in 2005 and 2015.[1] In 2012, she won the 58th Maria Canals International Music Competition in Barcelona,[1][3] and a year later, Ann became the first woman to win the International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn.[4] Norwegian pianist Henning Høholt in a comment on Ann's performance of Beethovens 4th Piano Concerto in the finale in Bonn, praised her "tenderness, power and big virtuosity".[5]
Ann has appeared as a soloist with orchestras in Asia as well as in Ireland and Poland. She has also performed at the Aspen Music Festival and School in the United States.
Prizes and awards
edit- International Piano Competition in Hamamatsu, 6th prize[1][3]
- AXA Dublin International Piano Competition, third prize[1][6]
- 2011 Hong Kong International Piano Competition, fourth prize[2]
- 58th International Music Competition Maria Canals of Barcelona, 2012, first prize
- 2013 International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn, first prize
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Soo Jung Ann". The Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ a b 김보영 [Kim Bo-yeong] (17 August 2015). 피아니스트 안수정 '베토벤 협주곡으로 관객 마음 움직여 볼래요' [Pianist Ann Soo-jung: 'I hope to move the hearts of the audience through Beethoven concertos']. Korea Economic Daily. p. A30. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b "South Korean pianist Soo Jung Ann wins the International Music Competition Maria Canals of Barcelona". Catalan News. March 22, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ "Music of the Future at the Telekom Beethoven Competition - Music - DW - 30.12.2013". DW.COM. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
Korean pianist Soo-Jung Ann was the first woman to have scooped top prize at the Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn.
- ^ "SOO-JUNG ANN win BEETHOVEN COMPETITION - Kulturkompasset". www.kulturkompasset.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Review:AXA Dublin International Piano Competition". Irish Independent. May 18, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2017.