Julius-Jeongwon Kim

Born  on  July  23,   1975  in   Seoul,  South  Korea,  Julius-Jeongwon   Kim  is   commonly recognized   as   Korea’s   best   pianist   of   the   current   generation .   He   has   received praise  for   his  poetic  sensitivity  and  energetic  display  of  emotions;  his  versatile career   has   led   to   acclaimed   performances   on   stages   worldwide.   Having   been recognized  as  a  child  prodigy  in  his  early  days,  he  won  first  prizes  at  the  Maria Canals    International    Piano    Competition, and   the   Elena   Rombro   Stepanow   International   Piano   Competition . Moreover,  he won various  prizes  at  several  other  international  piano  competitions.

In   1990,  Julius-Jeongwon  Kim  entered   ‘Musikhochschule  Wien(MDW)’  and  studied with  Michael  Krist  and  in  1997,  he  graduated  with  distinction  unanimously(Bachelor and  Master) .  In  1997,  he  entered  ‘Conservatoire  National  Supérieur  de  Musique  et de  Danse  de  Paris’(cycle  de  perfectionnement  )and  studied  with  Jacques  Rouvier for 2 years.

Since     1999,    Julius-Jeongwon     Kim    has     consistently    been     performing    with world-renowned   orchestras   such   as   the   London   Symphony,   Vienna   Symphony, Czech   Philharmonic,   NDR   Symphony    Germany,   Nürnberg   Symphony,   Budapest Philharmonic, the    Seoul    Philharmonic, Warszawa  Radio  Symphony,  etc .

Notable  performances  as  a  soloist  took  place  at  venues  such  as  the  International Chopin   Festival    (Warsaw),    organized   by    the    Polish    Chopin   Association;    the Beethoven   Easter   Festival   (Warsaw),   hosted   by   the   Penderecki   Association;   the International   Music   Festival   (Česki   Krumlov);   the   Ludwig   van   Beethoven   Music
Festival  in  Teplice  (all  in  the  Czech  Republic);  the  Verbier  Festival  (Switzerland), and  the  International  Piano  Echos  Festival  (Italy) .  

As  an  avid performer   of   chamber   music,   Julius-Jeongwon   K captured   audiences   playing alongside   cellists   Mischa   Maisky,   Young-Chang   Cho,   Li-Wei   Qin,   pianist   Peter Jablonski   and  violinist   Chee-yun .  

Most  recently,  he  has  played  21  complete  Schubert  Piano  Sonatas,  six  of  which were  recorded  and  released  by  Deutsche  Grammophon.  Previously,  he  had  released more   than   10   albums   of   solo   works,   concertos,   and   chamber   music   pieces; examples  include   Rachmaninov’s   Piano   Concerto  No.   5   or   Shostakovich’s  Piano Concerto   No .   2   with   the   London   Symphony   Orchestra,   produced   by   Deutsche Grammophon;   Rachmaninov’s   Piano    Concerto   No .   2   and    Tchaikovsky’s   Piano Concerto  No.1,  produced  by  EMI;  Chopin’s  24  Etudes,  Rachmaninov’s  Piano  Sonata No .  2,  and  Mussorgsky’s  ‘Pictures  at  an  Exhibition’  in  2017.  Julius-Jeongwon  Kim  is both  musical  director  of  NAVER(The  biggest  and  most  influential  IT  company  in Korea)'s  "V  Salon  Concert"  and  artist  in  residence  at  Sejong  Art  Center  and  Lotte Concert  Hall.