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PROGRAM:

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3
Liszt - Rhapsodie Espagnole
Chopin - Nocturne Op. 9 No. 3 in B Major
Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

A native of Seoul, Korea, 17-year old Yon-Joon Yoon began studying the piano at the age of six and made his solo debut at the age of 12 at Kumho Art Hall in Seoul. He has studied at the Seoul Arts Center Music Academy, the Preparatory Division of the Korean National University of Arts, and Yewon Arts School. From 2006, Yon-Joon entered the studio of Yong Hi Moon at the Peabody Preparatory of the Johns Hopkins University.

Yon-Joon has won first place and best interpretation of American Composer in Liszt-Garrison International Piano Competiton YA-II Category held in Baltimore (2009), first place in Fite Family Young Artist Piano Competition held in Missouri (2009). Also, he has been one of the 6 semi finalists of RNCM international piano competition held in Manchester, England (2008). He has won second prize in the junior division of the 2nd Louisiana International Piano Competition (2007) and was the recipient of the 23rd Annual Awards from the Peabody Preparatory (2007), placing first at the Peabody Preparatory Concerto Competition (2007). Before coming to America, Yon-Joon won numerous competitions and awards including: the silver medal in the junior division of the 7th International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia at Tokyo (2006), and many others to name.

Yon-Joon’s notable performances include: the 23rd Young Musician’s Festival at Youngsan Art Hall (2006), the Seoul Arts Center Music Academy Prodigy concert at the Seoul Arts Center Recital Hall (2005). Since coming to the U.S. Yon-Joon has performed in various solo and chamber concerts hosted by the Peabody Preparatory. He has performed piano concerto with the Peabody Sinfonietta conducted by Gene Young in May (2007). He has performed in Georgetown, Washington D.C., Springfield, Missouri, and Columbia and Baltimore, Maryland.

He has attended Aria International Summer Music Academy in June (2007), Bowdoin international music festival in July (2007, 2008), Aspen Music Festival in August (2009), and John O’coner music camp & master class in January (2006).

Aside from his love of music Yon-Joon is a normal teenager who graduated an early as a junior this June from Long Reach High School in Howard County, Maryland, where he was a member of the MESA, National German Honors Society, and National Honors Society. From this fall, he will attend the Juilliard School with a full-tuition scholarship under the tutorage of Robert McDonald.