Yekwon Sunwoo 선우예권 | |
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 Yekwon at June 2017 press conference after winning gold medal at the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition | |
| Background information | |
| Born | February 10, 1989 Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | yekwonsunwoo |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 선우예권 |
| Hanja | 鮮于藝權[1] |
| Revised Romanization | Seonu Yegwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnu 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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Woolfe, Zachary (2017-06-11). "South Korean Pianist Wins the Van Cliburn Competition". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Yekwon Sunwoo of South Korea wins the Cliburn Piano Competition". Dallas News. 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Yekwon Sunwoo – The Cliburn". www.cliburn.org. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "피아니스트 선우예권, 日센다이 콩쿠르 우승". Yonhap. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2018-04-13.