Sung-Won Yang is a South Korean cellist who performs worldwide as a soloist and as a chamber musician. He studied with

Philippe Muller Philippe Muller (born 20 April 1946, in Mulhouse) is a French cellist. Biography Philippe Muller (born April 20, 1946, in Mulhouse) is a French cellist and pedagogue. His first contact with the cello was under the guidance of Dominique Prete, ...

and

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, and graduated from the

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. He has collaborated with many musicians such as Christoph Eschenbach, MyungWhun Chung, Peter Eötvös, Johannes Kalitzke, Laurent Petitgirard, and Pascal Devoyon. Since 2009, he is a founding member of the Trio Owon with violinist Olivier Charlier and pianist Emmanuel Strosser. He is also a regular concert and recording partner of pianist Enrico Pace. His all- Kodály debut album was chosen as Editor's Choice of the month by

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(2003) and a Critic's Choice of the year by Gramophone (2003). He has also recorded works by

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, Chopin and

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, Dvorák,

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and

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for EMI and Universal Music / Decca. He has served as a juror at the Banff International Chamber Music Competition in Canada, the

André Navarra André-Nicolas Navarra (Biarritz, 13 October 1911 – Siena, 31 July 1988) was a French cellist and cello teacher. Early life He was born into a musical family in Biarritz, his father being a bassist of Italian descent."'Play From The Stomach, ...

International Cello Competition in France, the Cassado International Cello Competition in Japan http://www.cassado-cello.jp/eng/ and the Tongyeong International Competition in Korea He is currently a professor of cello at

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School of Music in Seoul, visiting professor in Residence at the

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in London.Royal Academy of Music https://www.ram.ac.uk/people/sung-won-yang He is also the artistic Director of the Festival Beethoven à Beaune, in France,https://festival-beethoven-beaune.com and of Music in PyeongChang Festival.https://mpyc.kr/en/director He is recipient of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.https://kr.ambafrance.org/Remise-des-insignes-de-Chevalier-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-Lettres-a-M-Yang-Sung1

Discography

*2002 : Kodály - Music For Cello And Piano. With Ick-Choo Moon (piano). Editor's Choice of the month by Gramophone Magazine (2003) and a Critic's Choice of the year by Gramophone (2003). *2010 : Dvořák - Cello Concerto / Piano Trio "Dumky". With the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Conductor : Znedek Macal) *2011 : Musical Getaway. With Les Bons Becs *2017 : J.S.Bach - Cello Suites With Enrico Pace *2014 : Brahms Schumann - Complete Works For Cello And Piano. With Enrico Pace (piano) *2018 : Franz Liszt & Frédéric Chopin - Cantique d'Amour. With Enrico Pace (piano) *2022 : Beethoven - Complete Works For Cello And Piano. With Enrico Pace (piano) With Trio Owon *2010 : Schubert – sonate pour violoncelle et piano ‘arpeggione’ et trio en mi bémol majeur op. 100 *2011 : Schubert, Dvorák - Piano Trios *2013 : Beethoven - Piano Trio Op.97 ‘Archduke’ - Piano Trio In E Flat Major Op.70 *2015 : complete Beethoven trio *2016 : Olivier Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du temps - Gounod, L’anniversaire Des Martyrs / Chant pour le départ des missionnaires.

References

External links

*Sung-Won Yang official website https://www.sungwonyang.com *Trio Owon official website https://trio-owon.com *Discogs page https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/1506700-Sung-Won-Yang {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Sung-Won Year of birth missing (living people) Living people South Korean cellists Academic staff of Yonsei University South Korean expatriates in the United Kingdom