Saeyoon Chon

Saeyoon Chon
South Korea
08/11/1995

City of residence : New York

Participation in CMIM - Piano 2024

Piano 2024

Competitors 2024

 

South Korean pianist Saeyoon Chon won 1st prize at the 2018 Dublin International Piano Competition and has been a major prize winner at international piano competitions including Maria Canals, Vendome, Valencia, Hanoi, Los Angeles, Orford, Cooper, Isdor Basic, Seoul, and Hilton Head International Piano Competition. 

He has performed at the Verbier Festival, where he received the prestigious Tabor Award for the best pianist in the soloist programs, and has also played in the Four Seasons, Orford, and Rockport Festivals. He will be joining the Ravinia Festival this summer. 

Chon made his New York debut at Carnegie Hall and has given solo recitals at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Seoul Arts Center in Seoul, Koerner Hall in Toronto, National Concert Hall in Dublin, Hong Kong City Hall, and many others. 

Chon first studied piano in his native South Korea with Hyoung-Joon Chang. He completed his Bachelor of Music degree on full scholarship at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, studying with John O’Conor. He also completed the Artist Diploma at the Glenn Gould School. During this period, Chon became a recipient of the prestigious Ihnatowycz Prize. He completed his master’s degree at The Juilliard School in New York with Robert McDonald. 

Chon has performed with many orchestras including those of Cleveland, Seoul, Hong Kong, Valencia, Hilton Head, Astana, RTE National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin, and many others. 

 

Principal teachers 

  • Robert McDonald 2021-present
  • John O’Conor 2015-2020 


Major Competitions 

  • 4th prize, Concurs Internacional de Música Maria Canals de Barcelona, 2022  
  • 3rd prize, Vendome Prize for the Piano, Verbier Festival, 2019
  • 1st prize, Dublin International Piano Competition, 2018  
  • 3rd prize, Los Angeles Piano Competition, 2018 

 

Program

FIRST ROUND: RECITAL

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata in F major, Op. 10 No. 2
Allegro • Allegretto • Presto 

Henri Dutilleux
Sonata
Choral et Variations 

Franz Liszt
Rhapsodie espagnole, S. 254
Lento – Folies d’Espagne (Andante moderato) – Jota aragonesa (Allegro) – Un poco meno allegro – Sempre presto e fortissimo – Non troppo allegro 

 

Adopt a Musician
The presence of Saeyoon Chon in Montreal
is generously supported by Pierre-Paul Jodoin

 


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