Soo Jung Ann
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Soo Jung Ann 안수정 | |
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| Birth name | Soo Jung Ann |
| Born | 15 September 1987 Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, pianist |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Website | soojungann |
Soo Jung Ann (Korean: 안수정; born 15 September 1987) is a South Korean pianist from Seoul.
Ann was born on 15 September 1987 in Seoul, South Korea, in a musical family. She started playing the piano at the age of six.
She received her bachelor's degree from the Korean National University of Arts in Seoul. She completed John O'Conor's postgraduate course at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and is currently pursuing her doctoral degree there.
A laureate of Chopin competitions in Asia and Moscow, she won seventh prize in the International Piano Competition in Hamamatsu and third prize in the AXA Dublin International Piano Competition in 2009. Ann start attended the 15th International Chopin Piano Competition in 2005. She qualified for the second stage of the 15th International Chopin Piano Competition, but she stopped at this round.
Ann continued attended the 16th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland in 2010. She was stopped at the first round immediately. She later attended the 17th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in October 2015. She passed the preliminary round and qualified for the second stage, but like in 2005, she stopped at this round.
Ann gives many recitals and appears as a soloist with renowned orchestras across Asia, in Ireland and Poland. She has performed at the Aspen Festival in the United States.
Prizes and awards
- International Piano Competition in Hamamatsu, seventh prize[citation needed]
- AXA Dublin International Piano Competition, third prize[citation needed]
- 58th International Music Competition Maria Canals of Barcelona, first prize[citation needed]
References
- https://ultimahora.es/mallorca/ocio/conciertos/concierto-soo-jung-ann-celda-frederic-chopin-george-sand-cartuja-valldemossa.html
- http://ocio.diariodemallorca.es/agenda/noticias/nws-598379-la-coreana-soo-jung-ann-cierra-x-festival-pianino.html
- https://www.allmusic.com/artist/soo-jung-ann-mn0001714440