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Sehyeok Son

Year of birth: 2006
Country: South Korea

Sehyeok Son (1)
Sehyeok Son (2)
Sehyeok Son (3)

Sehyeok Son, a pianist from South Korea, currently studies at the Colburn School with Fabio Bidini and Hyejin Kim. He trained at Yewon Arts University and the Yehudi Menuhin School in the UK. His awards include the Grand Prix at the Henle Piano Competition (2020) and Best Romantic Piece Award at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians (2022), where he was also a finalist. He has performed at the Kumho Art Hall Yonsei, Yamaha Hall, and Seoul Arts Center, and played Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Millennium Symphony Orchestra in 2021. In 2023, he collaborated with Ashley Wass in The Rite of Spring for Two Pianos. He has participated in masterclasses with Krystian Zimerman, Konstantin Lifschitz, and Choong-Mo Kang, with support from the Human Resources Development Foundation and Samick Cultural Foundation.

Programme

1st round

Ludwig van Beethoven 
Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op.57 “Appassionata”
     I. Allegro assai
     II. Andante con moto
     III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto

Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55
     I. Ondine
     II. Le Gibet
     III. Scarbo

2nd round

Georg Friedrich Händel
Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427
     I. Adagio
     II. Allegro
     III. Adagio
     IV. Allegro: Fugue

Franz Liszt
Sonata in B minor, S. 178

Frédéric Chopin

Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60

Samuel Barber

Sonata in E-flat minor, Op. 26
     I. Allegro energico
     II. Allegro vivace e leggero
     III. Adagio mesto
     IV. Fugue: Allegro con spirito

3rd round

Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
     I. Maestoso
     II. Adagio
     III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo

Awards received

  • Best Romantic Performance Award, International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, Moscow, Russia, 2022
  • Grand Prix, Henle Piano Competition, Seul, South Korea, 2022