CHOI Seung-Hye
In 1979, when she was student of Seoul High School of Music & Arts, Choi went to Julliard Preparatory School and obtained Bachelor’s Degree, then Master’s Degree at Julliard School of Music. Also she completed Professional course at Juilliard School and Mannes College. She was the prize winner at Ewha Kyunghyang Music Competition and Hankook Competition. As soloist she gave recitals and a concert with Korean National Symphony Orchestra . After she won Beethoven Competition at Juilliard School, she gave a concert with Juilliard Orchestra in Lincoln Center and performed extensively as certified accompanist. Also she gave her debut recital in Carnegie Hall after winning Artist International Competition ’84 in Chamber Music section. While giving chamber music performances, she has accompanied world renown performers. She is lecturer at Sookmyung University and Joongang University at present.
KIM Yoo-Eun
Kim studied music at Seoul High School of Music & Arts, Seoul National University, and won Master’s Degree at Peabody Conservatory, USA. She was high place pirze winner at Ewha Competition ’81, Hankook Music Competition ’84, Joongang Music Competition ’88, Korea Chopin Competition ’91, KBS Audition for New Musicians ’92. Since 1981 she has been giving recitals as soloist and accompanist and concerts with Seoul City Symphony Orchestra, Royal Academy Orchestra of London, and KBS Orchestra.
LEE Young-Hee
While studying music at Sunhwa High School of Music & Arts and Seoul National University, Lee won Samick Piano Competition ’80, Pusan Music Competition ’85, and performed with International Youth Symphony Orchestra in New York in 1981. After graduation from Seoul National University, she continued studying at Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University and was granted Master’s Degree, then is in the course of Doctor of Musical Art at University of South California serving as Teaching Assistant.
YOON Chul Hee
Yoon won prizes at Ewha-Kyunghyang Music Competition ’82, Jongang Music Competition ’86, Pusan MBC Competition while he studied music at Sunhwa High School of Music & Arts. Studying at Freiburg Musikhochschule and Musikhochschule Trossingen, he was granted Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree and finished Soloist’s Course. He was awarded at Ilba Grand International Competition, Le Muse International Competition, Rachmaninoff International Competition, Senigallia International Competition, Italy. He has frequently given recitals and chamber music performances in Germany and Italy, and is a member of Seoul Trio with Yoon Kyung-Hee and Chung Jae-Yoon.
ZONG Min Kyung
Zong’s musical education took place in Korea at Seoul High School of Music & Arts, and Yonsei University where she received her BM in Piano, followed by completion of her MFA in Piano Performance at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA. She was a major prize winner at Samick Piano Competition, winner of Seoul City Philharmonic Orchestra and Yonsei University Orchestra auditions. She was a prize winner at Pittsburgh Concert Society Audition, and was subsequently presented in recital at Duquesne University. She has also been soloist with major orchestras in Korea. She gives frequent recitals and chamber music performances across Korea and has recorded ‘Korean Musicians’ CD by KBS. She teaches at the School of Music of Korean National University of Arts and Seoul High School of Music and Arts.
(in alphabetical order)
*updated November 1997