Yekwon Sunwoo

Yekwon Sunwoo
선우예권
Pianist Yekwon Sunwoo
Yekwon at June 2017 press conference after winning gold medal at the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Background information
Born (1989-02-10) February 10, 1989 (age 35)
Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
GenresClassical
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano
Years active2004–present
Websiteyekwonsunwoo.com
Korean name
Hangul
선우예권
Hanja
鮮于藝權[1]
Revised RomanizationSeonu Yegwon
McCune–ReischauerSŏnu Yegwon

Yekwon Sunwoo (Korean: 선우예권; born February 10, 1989, in Anyang) is a South Korean classical pianist. In 2017, at 28 years old, Sunwoo was the first Korean to win the gold medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.[2][3][4] He won the Sendai International Music Competition in 2013.[5]

  1. ^ "如花般燦爛的春日古典音樂演出...2017首爾春季室內樂慶典". The Dong-a Ilbo. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  2. ^ Woolfe, Zachary (2017-06-11). "South Korean Pianist Wins the Van Cliburn Competition". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  3. ^ "Yekwon Sunwoo of South Korea wins the Cliburn Piano Competition". Dallas News. 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  4. ^ "Yekwon Sunwoo – The Cliburn". www.cliburn.org. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. ^ "피아니스트 선우예권, 日센다이 콩쿠르 우승". Yonhap. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2018-04-13.