Ho-Am Prize in the Arts
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2000) Winner
Kun-Woo Paik
ペク・ゴヌ
Baek Geonu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-03-10 （Se Seoul）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean, English, French
- Residence History
- Seoul (birthplace) → Paris (since 1974)
Career
- Occupations
- Pianist
- Active Years
- 1956-
- Affiliations
- Emerald Coast Music Festival (Artistic Director, 1993-2014)
- Influenced By
- Rosina Lhévinne, Ilona Kabos, Guido Agosti, Wilhelm Kempff
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juilliard School | — | Piano | — | — | United States |
| London (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Juilliard School
Piano
Country:
United States
Studied with Rosina Lhévinne et al.
London (unspecified)
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied with Ilona Kabos
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Naumburg International Piano Competition | — | — | Walter W. Naumburg Foundation | winner |
| 1992 | Golden Diapason Prize | Alexander Scriabin Album | — | Diapason Magazine | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Golden Diapason Prize | Sergei Prokofiev Album | — | Diapason Magazine | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Ho-Am Prize in the Arts | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Kyung-Ahm Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Order of Cultural Merit | — | — | Government of South Korea | 受賞 |
Naumburg International Piano Competition
1971
Organization:
Walter W. Naumburg Foundation
Result:
winner
Golden Diapason Prize
1992
Work:
Alexander Scriabin Album
Organization:
Diapason Magazine
Result:
受賞
Golden Diapason Prize
1993
Work:
Sergei Prokofiev Album
Organization:
Diapason Magazine
Result:
受賞
Ho-Am Prize in the Arts
2000
Result:
受賞
Kyung-Ahm Prize
2009
Result:
受賞
Order of Cultural Merit
2010
Organization:
Government of South Korea
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Bibliography
- 2020 Schumann - DG
- 2018 Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes - DG
- 2012 Brahms Intermezzi - DG
- 2010 Brahms Piano Concerto No.1 - DG
- 2008 Beethoven complete piano sonatas (Korea)
- 2007 Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 27-32 - Decca
- 2006 Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 1-15 - Decca
- 2005 Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 16-26 - Decca
- 2003 Chopin: Complete works for piano and orchestra - Decca
- 2002 Fauré Piano works - Decca (Diapason d'Or)
Legacy
One of South Korea's leading pianists, internationally renowned for recordings of Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, and others.
Trivia
- Married to actress Yoon Jeong-hee, daughter Paik Jin-hi is a violinist.
- Served as Artistic Director of the Emerald Coast Music Festival in Dinard, France from 1993 to 2014, but was dismissed.