Sung-Won Yang
South Korean cellist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
South Korean cellist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sung-Won Yang is a South Korean cellist who performs worldwide as a soloist and as a chamber musician. He studied with Philippe Muller and Janos Starker, and graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.
Sung-Won Yang | |
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Occupation | Cellist |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 양성원 |
Revised Romanization | Yang Seong-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Yang Sŏng'wŏn |
He has collaborated with many musicians such as Christoph Eschenbach, MyungWhun Chung, Peter Eötvös, Johannes Kalitzke, Laurent Petitgirard, and Pascal Devoyon.
Since 2009, he is a founding member of the Trio Owon with violinist Olivier Charlier and pianist Emmanuel Strosser.
He is also a regular concert and recording partner of pianist Enrico Pace.
His all-Kodály debut album was chosen as Editor's Choice of the month by Gramophone Magazine (2003) and a Critic's Choice of the year by Gramophone (2003). He has also recorded works by Rachmaninoff, Chopin and Liszt, Bach, Beethoven, Dvorák, Elgar and Schumann for EMI and Universal Music / Decca.
In 2010 he recorded the Dvořák Cello Concerto with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Znedek Macal.
In 2017 he recorded the Bach Cello Suites.
He has served as a juror at the Banff International Chamber Music Competition in Canada, the André Navarra International Cello Competition in France, the Cassado International Cello Competition in Japan [1] and the Tongyeong International Competition in Korea
He is currently a professor of cello at Yonsei University School of Music in Seoul, visiting professor in Residence at the Royal Academy of Music in London.[2]
Yang is also the artistic Director of the Festival Beethoven à Beaune, in France,[3] and of Music in PyeongChang Festival.[4]
He is recipient of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.[5]
With Enrico Pace
With Trio Owon
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