Jiyeong Mun


In this Korean name; the family name is Mun
Jiyeong Mun is a South Korean classical pianist. She drew international attention when she won the Geneva International Competition in Switzerland in 2014 and then the Busoni International Competition in 2015 consecutively.

Early life

Jiyeong Mun was born in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, South Korea on 19 December 1995. She began learning piano at the age of 6 and attending a local piano school in her hometown Yeosu, South Korea until 12. She started to distinguish herself in several domestic competitions and won the 8th International Competition for Young Pianists Arthur Rubinstein in Memoriam in 2009. Her success with less fortunate background drew media attention, especially when she won the Ettlingen International Competition for Young Pianists in Germany in 2012.

Education

Since 2010, she has been taught by the pianist and professor Kim Dae-jin, and currently pursuing a graduate course at Korea National University of Arts.

Career

Jiyeon Mun drew international attention when she won the Geneva International Competition in Switzerland in 2014 and then the Busoni International Competition in Italy in 2015. She was the first Asian first prize winner of the Busoni International competition. Since then she performed with internationally renowned orchestras and conductors such as Alexander Shelley, Valentina Peleggi, Dietrich Paredes, and Massimo Belle and Myung-whun Chung. In 2017, she toured in Italy with the Haydn Orchestra led by the conductor Benjamin Bayl. She has actively performed in chamber music and recitals around the world.
She released her debut album for Deutsche Grammophon in 2017.

Awards

2009: International Competition for Young Pianists 'The Arthur Rubinstein in Memoriam' in Poland
2012: Ettlingen International Competition for Young Pianists in Germany
2014: Takamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan
2014: Geneva International Competition in Switzerland
2015: Busoni International Competition in Italy

Discography

2017: Robert Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1; Fantasie