Year of birth: 1994
Place of birth: Seoul
Educated in: Dresden
Place of residence: Seoul
(Plays in Seoul)

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November 2024 Preselections

Watch Deawon Kim performance.

Program

F. Liszt - Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139: no. 12 "Chasse-neige" S. Rachmaninov - Études-Tableaux op. 39, no. 4 A. Skrjabin - Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53  


Biography

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 as well as at the 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.

 

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