The 28th (2022) New Orleans International Piano Competition Program Book

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COMPETITORS

Seho Young SEMIFINAL ROUND I Schubert Sonata in C Minor, D.958 Allegro Adagio Menuetto: Allegro – Trio Allegro Schubert/Liszt

Gretchen am Spinnrade

SEMIFINAL ROUND II Debussy

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L’isle joyeuse, L.106

Bartók Sonata, Sz.80 Allegro moderato Sostenuto e pesante Allegro molto

FINAL ROUND

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Mozart Sonata in C Major, K.330 Allegro moderato Andante cantabile Allegretto Liszt

Sonata in B Minor, S.178

Korean-Japanese-American pianist and composer Seho Young is a rapidly emerging international artist, with performance engagements in the US, Japan, Italy, Poland, and Switzerland. In April 2022 he gave a recital tour of the Netherlands, giving recitals in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Philharmonic Hall in Bratislava, among other locations. Seho recently won first prize and the chamber music award at the 2022 Charles Wadsworth Competition, and was a semi-finalist at the 2021 Clara Haskil Competition. His past mentors include Boris Berman, Francine Kay, Yoheved Kaplinsky and Wha Kyung Byun. Seho has received degrees from Princeton University and Yale School of Music, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at Northwestern Bienen School of Music, studying with James Giles. Outside of music, he enjoys playing chess, watching American football, and drinking coffee, and is a nationally competitive ultimate frisbee player.

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