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Klavir FL2
Seunghwan Severino Kim

Year of birth: 1996
Country: Germany

Seunghwan Kim (1)
Seunghwan Kim (2)
Seunghwan Kim (3)

Seunghwan Severino Kim began studying the piano at the age of 12 under the guidance of J. Ahn and A. Boainain. After graduating from Sunhwa Arts High School in South Korea, he pursued his bachelor’s degree in piano at the Berlin University of the Arts under L. Grossmann. He continued his studies at the University of Music Luebeck with K. Eickhorst, earning his master’s degree. Since 2023 he has been studying with I. Dannhorn, E. Yarden and D. Stadler for the concert exam , the highest degree at the Trossingen University of Music in Germany. Additionally, he has also been studying with M. Chernyavska at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. He has received invitations to perform in solo and chamber music concerts, particularly in Germany, South Korea and Italy, in cities such as Berlin, Dresden, Brescia, Venice, Seoul and Krakow. Throughout his studies, Seunghwan has participated in masterclasses with renowned pianists, including E. Leonskaja, K. Eickhorst, G. Mishory, A. Siirala, E. Pace, B. Petrushansky, A. Boainain, and V. Sverdlov-Ashkenazy.

Programme

1st round

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31, No. 1
     I. Allegro vivace
     II. Adagio grazioso
     III. Rondo. Allegretto – Presto

Franz Liszt
Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année: Italie, S. 161, No. 7
     Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi sonata

Isaac Albéniz
Iberia, Book IV
     III. Eritaña

2nd round

Johannes Brahms
Fantasien, Op. 116
     I. Capriccio. Presto energico
     II. Intermezzo. Andante
     III. Capriccio. Allegro passionato
     IV. Intermezzo. Adagio
     V. Intermezzo. Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento
     VI. Intermezzo. Andantino teneramente
     VII. Capriccio. Allegro agitato

Maurice Ravel
Miroirs, M. 43
     I. Noctuelles
     II. Oiseaux tristes
     III. Une barque sur l’océan
     IV. Alborada del gracioso
     V. La vallée des cloches

Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, WTC II, BWV 876

3rd round

Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
     I. Allegro non troppo
     II. Allegro appassionato
     III. Andante
     IV. Allegretto grazioso – Un poco più presto

Prizes received

  • 1st prize, 10th Polish Piano Competition Online, Gdansk, Poland, 2024
  • 1st prize, Paolo Serrao Special Award Competition of the 12th Festival Filadelfia, Filadeflia, Italy, 2021
  • 3rd prize, International Ignacy Jan Paderewski Piano Competition, Bydgoszcz, Poland, 2021
    1st prize, International Youth Music Competition »Nouvelles Étoiles«, Online, France, 2018