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South Korean soprano (born 1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sumi Hwang (Korean: 황수미; born 25 January 1986) is a South Korean soprano.
Sumi Hwang | |
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Born | |
Nationality | South Korean |
Alma mater | Seoul National University |
Occupation | Soprano |
Hwang was born in Yecheon, South Korea. She studied at the Seoul National University where she received both her bachelor's and master's degrees in music.[1] In 2011 she moved to Europe and completed the postgraduate course at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München.[1][2]
Her singing talent was recognized in a church choir and she was encouraged to take singing lessons.[3] In 2012, Hwang won second prize in the ARD International Music Competition in Munich, Germany.[4] That year, Hwang also was award first prize at the Grandi Voci in Salzburg.[5] In 2013, she also received first prize at the Anneliese Rothenberger Competition.[3]
In May 2014, Sumi Hwang won the first prize in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium.[6][7] Later that year, she made her United States debut at the Phillips Collection.[4]
She joined the ensemble of Theater Bonn[3] since September 2014.[5][8][9]
She performed the Olympic Hymn, singing in Greek, at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang[10][5][11]
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