City of residence : Dresden
Born in Seoul, Deawon Kim has appeared on numerous prestigious stages, including Sejong Center Chamber Hall in Seoul, Antonio Vivaldi Saal in Wien, Kulturhaus in Aue, Konzerthaus Liebfrauen in Wernigerode, Die Synagoge in Görlitz, and Coselpalais and Frauenkirche in Dresden. As a soloist, he has performed with orchestras, including Philharmonische Kammerorchester Wernigerode, Dresden Sinfonietta, and Erzgebirgische Philharmonie Aue.
He won the Grand-Prix at The Journal of Music Concours, 1st prize at Seoul Philharmonic Music Competition and 1st prize at the International Piano Competition Begegnungen “Romantik” of C. Bechstein Centrum Dresden.
Deawon began to study piano at the age of 13, taught by his aunt, Sunjoo Yeom. Deawon earned a BM from the Kyung Hee University in Seoul. Subsequently, he moved to Germany, graduating with a MM from the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden, where he studied with Detlef Kaiser. He has participated in masterclasses given by renowned pianists such as Peter Rösel, Choong-Mo Kang, Sontraud Speidel, Bernd Goetzke, William Fong and Markus Groh. Currently, Deawon studies with Hinrich Alpers at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden as a Meisterklasse student where he is the recipient of a DAAD-STIBET scholarship program.
Principal teachers
- Hinrich Alpers 2021-present
- Detlef Kaiser 2019-2021
- Julius-Jeongwon Kim 2016-2019
- Sang-Il Han 2018-2019
Major Competitions
- 1st prize, 4th Internationaler Klavierwettbewerb der Begegnungen “Romantik” des C. Bechstein, 2023
- 3rd prize, Naver X Universal Music Group 1st Classic Star League, 2018
Program
FIRST ROUND: RECITAL
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata in A-flat major, Op. 110
Moderato cantabile molto espressivo • Allegro molto • Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga (Allegro ma non troppo)
Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit
No. 1 Ondine • No. 3 Scarbo
SEMIFINAL: CHAMBER MUSIC
Gabriel Fauré
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Allegro molto moderato
SEMIFINAL: RECITAL
Barbara Assiginaak
Mzizaakok Miiniwaa Mzizaakoonsak (Horseflies and Deerflies)
Sergei Rachmaninov
Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28
Allegro moderato • Lento • Allegro molto
Friedrich Gulda
Prelude and Fugue
FINAL: CONCERTO
Johannes Brahms
Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Maestoso – Poco più moderato • Adagio • Rondo (Allegro non troppo)
Adopt a Musician
The presence of Deawon Kim in Montreal
is generously supported by Nicole Brodeur
