Jeongjin Kim, 25

Born in 1998 in South Korea, Jeongjin won the First Prize in the Karlrobert Kreiten Klavierwettbewerb. She was also awarded a Prize and Jury award in the Verona International Piano Competition, and the Campillos International Piano Competition. Jeongjin has been working with numerous orchestras, including Malaga Symphony Orchestra.

She is currently pursuing her Master's degree at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne, under the tutelage of Fabio Bidini and Nina Tichman.

Stage 1: Recital

Stage 2: Recital

Stage 3: Recital (semifinal)

Stage 1: Recital

All competitors will perform a solo recital with the maximum duration of 30 minutes

L v Beethoven:  Sonata in F minor “Appassionata" Op. 57

I. Allegro assai II. Andante con moto III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto

F Liszt: Transcendental Étude "Appassionata" S. 139 No. 10

Stage 2: Recital

All competitors will perform a solo recital with the maximum duration of 30 minutes

C Debussy: Images Book 1

II. Hommage à Rameau

J P Rameau: L'Egyptienne

F Chopin: Étude in A flat major Op. 10 No. 10

S Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 Op. 83

I. Allegro inquieto II. Andante caloroso III. Precipitato

Stage 3: Recital (semifinal)

Up to ten competitors will perform a solo recital with the maximum duration of 60 minutes

J Haydn: Sonata in E major Hob XVI:34 

I. Presto II. Adagio III. Finale - Molto vivace

J Brahms: Variations on an Original Theme Op. 21 No. 1

D Önaç: Five Études

I. Monody Dance II. Melancholia

S Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42

S Rachmaninoff: Étude-Tableau in D major Op. 39 No. 9

Stage 4: Concerto (final)

Three competitors will perform a concerto with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra

S Prokofiev:

Concerto No. 3 in C major Op. 26