Pianist Choi Hyung-rok, Winner of Last Year's Sendai Concours, to Hold Solo Recital on the 4th of Next Month

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] Pianist Choi Hyung-rok, who won the Sendai International Music Competition last June, will hold a solo recital at 8 p.m. on the 4th of next month at the TLI Art Center.

Choi Hyung-rok graduated with honors from Seoul National University College of Music after attending Seoul Arts High School. During his undergraduate studies at Seoul National University, he studied under Ju Hee-sung, and he is currently enrolled in the master's program at the University of Music and Performing Arts Mozarteum Salzburg in Austria, studying under Pavel Gililov.

He began gaining attention by winning first place at the National Su-ri Music Competition, placing in the Hankook Ilbo Competition and the Korea Herald Music Competition. He achieved first place without a second prize at the 39th JoongAng Music Competition, third place at the 2015 Asia-Pacific Chopin International Piano Competition, and advanced to the finals of the Queen Elisabeth Competition.

Since childhood, Choi Hyung-rok has collaborated musically with his sister, forming a team called 'Lune' and working as a popular music composer. Choi is responsible for composition, while his sister handles vocals; they released their first single album in November 2005.

At this recital, Choi Hyung-rok plans to perform works by his favorite composer Ravel, including the elegant and sentimental waltzes Valses nobles et sentimentales, Le Tombeau de Couperin, and Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 3.

Tickets can be purchased through Interpark, Yes24, and 11st Street Ticket.

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