Year of birth: 2001
Place of birth: Goyang-Si
Educated in: New York
Place of residence: Boston
(Plays in New York)

Finalist of the 65th Ferruccio Busoni
International Piano Competition

November 2024 Preselections

Watch Dongyoung Kim performance.

Program

M. Ravel - From Miroirs: II. Oiseaux tristes; IV. Alborada del Gracioso S. Rachmaninov - Études-Tableaux op. 39, no. 6 F. Chopin - Étude op. 10, no. 1  


Biography

Pianist Dongyoung Kim has performed in solo recitals in many concert halls, including Kumho art hall and YAMAHA concert hall. And he is a prize winner in numerous competitions, including the Korea Steinway competition, Shinhan Music Award, Shin Soo Jung Prize, and Teenager Music Competition. He attended Yewon School and Seoul Art High School and studied with Professor Minsoo Sohn in KNIGA (Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts). He made his orchestral debut with KNIGA Orchestra in 2017 in KT art hall. He attended Juilliard School from 2019-2023, studying with his professor, Hung-kuan Chen, and achieved his Bachelor’s Degree. In 2023, he began working with professor Dang Thai Son in New England Conservatory.

 

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