Jeung Beum Sohn_Pianist

On April 1st, 2019, Jeung Beum Sohn won the prestigious 9th International German Piano Award in Frankfurt Germany awarded by the International Piano Forum. Yet in 2017, he became the first Korean pianist to win the 1st prize at one of the world’s most prestigious, the Munich ARD International Music Competition in Germany with his powerful and impeccable technic with mature and sincere musical sense. His competition repertoire ranged from Bach to Tchaikovsky, and his creative interpretation along with various colors of playing have captured the hearts of many. This achievement from the competition led him advance to collaborate with the most distinguished musicians and musical venues in Europe.

His forthcoming highlights include recitals in major German cities such as Stuttgart, Munich, Weimar, Leipzig, and Dresden. His recital at Leipzig Gewandhaus is to be recorded live for future CD releases, and it is to be broadcast throughout Germany via television. He would also be featured at famous festivals in Europe which some of the World’s finest pianists are invited to play including the Ruhr Festival, the largest piano festival in Germany, Busoni Piano Festival(Italy), Cervo Festival(Italy) and Colloquium Musicum Basel(Swiss).

He won the George Enescu International Competition(Romania) in 2011 at the age of 20 which showed his strong presence on the international stage. He was also awarded by the Geneve International Music Competition(Swiss) and Val Tidone International Music Competition(Italy). He has worked with renowned orchestras including Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Munich Chamber Orchestra at Gasteig hall in Munich(Germany), and had a concerto with Schlesischen Kammer Orchestra in Katowice(Poland). He was also invited for recitals in Istanbul and Ankara from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Turkey.

Jeung Beum Sohn started playing the piano at the age of 4 and his first stage appearance was at 8 years old, at the Kumho Prodigy Concert Series at Kumho Art Hall. His bright musical talent was recognized from the early stage by conquering numerous national musical competitions and he successfully made his concerto debut with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 13 playing Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1.

Since then, he has decorated notable Korean stages including Kumho Art Hall Rising Star series in 2013 and appeared with Korea's leading ensembles including the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and Gwangju Symphony Orchestra to name a few. He has received the Minister Prize from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea which is given to talented people who have honored Korea.

In 2018, he was appointed as the soloist for an inaugural concert of One Korea Youth Orchestra and played Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 under the baton of maestro Myung Whun Chung, and he also collaborated at the Korean Chamber Orchestra’s New Year concert. His following concert in Korea includes the Kumho Artist series Recital at Kumho Art Hall, a concerto with Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra for its Master Series, and with Korean Symphony Orchestra for its Haydn cycle projects.

From September 2022, Jeung Beum Sohn serves as a professor at Kyung Hee University's College of Music and train younger students as well as doing performance activities.