Year of birth: 2002
Place of birth: Suwon
Educated in: New York
Place of residence: New York
(Plays in New York)

November 2024 Preselections

Watch Jiwon Yang performance.

Program

F. Liszt - Grandes Études de Paganini No. 2 in E-flat Major, S. 141/2 C. Debussy - Étude no. 7, "Pour les degres chromatiques", L. 136 A. Skrjabin - Fantasie in b minor, op. 28  


Biography

Jiwon Yang, since her debut in 2012, has won many awards, including 3rd Prize at the 2019 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and 3rd Prize at the 2018 Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Pianists. Jiwon has actively performed throughout the world, including Korea, Philippines, Russia, and United States. She has performed globally with orchestras such as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Camerata New York Orchestra. Noteworthy venues include the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Lewisville Theater in Texas, Steinway Hall in NYC, and Carnegie Weill Hall. She also participated in masterclasses with renowned pianists. Jiwon is currently studying at Mannes School of Music with Richard Goode and Pavlina Dokovska, and studied under Hyoung-Joon Chang in Korea.

 

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