Jeonghwan Kim

Jeonghwan Kim first began playing the piano at the age of six. In the following years, his numerous first prizes in national competitions led to his admission to the Seoul Arts Center Academy for Young Talented Musicians at just nine years old. Moving to Berlin at the age of 11, he has continued to earn extensive recognition. Since 2017 he has been studying at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in the class of Professor Konrad Maria Engel. His former professors include Kyuhee Kim, Leda Kim and Thomas Just. He has also participated in masterclasses with Jakob Leuschner, Bob Versteegh and Robert Levin. Crucial influences on his artistic development include Stephan Imorde, Konstantin Heidrich, Stephan Forck and Jonathan Aner.

Jeonghwan has performed with the Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin, with the Aarhus and Odense Symphony Orchestras, and has given concerts in major halls in Berlin, Weimar, Hamburg and Aarhus, among others.

Prizes:

2023 First Prize: Sydney International Piano Competition (Sydney, Australia)

2022First Prize: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Conservatory Competition (Berlin, Germany)

2022 Fourth Prize and Audience Prize: Sendai International Music Competition (Sendai, Japan)

2019First Prize: Aarhus International Piano Competition (Aarhus, Denmark)