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Sahun Sam Hong

Year of birth: 1994
Place of birth: Seoul
Educated in: Baltimore
Place of residence: New York
(Plays in New York)

November 2024 Preselections

Watch Sahun Sam Hong performance.

Program

L. Kirchner - Interlude II (2003) A. Skrjabin - Étude in D-sharp minor op. 8, no. 12 F. Liszt - Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139: no. 4 "Mazeppa"  


Biography

Praised as an “artist of enormous prowess” (Verbier Festival Newsletter) with “lots of clarity, confidence, and wisdom” (New York Concert Review) and a “wide range of rich colors” (San Diego Story), pianist Sahun Sam Hong brings his colorful style and riveting energy to the solo, chamber, and concerto stage. Hong was the winner of the 2017 Vendome Prize at Verbier, and prizewinner of the Naumburg International Piano Competition and International Beethoven Competition Vienna. He was also the recipient of a 2021 American Pianists Award. Also a sought-after interpreter of the duo and chamber repertoire, Hong has been invited to perform at major chamber music festivals including Marlboro, Music@Menlo, and Ravinia. He is an artist at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

 

Due to health reasons the candidates Shotaro Nishimura and Zixi Chen could not participate in the GPP 2022. They received the possibility to participate in this edition.

 

Candidates who withdrew from the competition:

Bily Robert
Deng Yubo
Durliat Gabriel
Guo Yungyung
Han Wenfang
Lee Shinyoung
Martinelli Riccardo
Park Chaeyoung
Thomazinho Lucas
Wang Jiapeng