Pianist Kim Su-yeon, Winner of Montreal Concours, Releases First Solo Album

'Mozart Recital' Featuring Rare Works to Popular Pieces by Mozart

Pianist Kim Su-yeon, the first East Asian winner of the Montreal International Competition, is releasing her first solo album.

On the 14th, the performance planning company Stage One announced that Suyeon Kim released the 'Mozart Recital' through the Steinway & Sons label, the sponsor of the Montreal Competition.
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On the 14th, the performance planning company Stage One announced that Kim Su-yeon has released 'Mozart Recital' through the Steinway & Sons label, a sponsor of the Montreal Competition.

Kim Su-yeon, who has always shown a special affection for Mozart, included a variety of works in this album, ranging from Mozart's most beloved piano pieces to rare works that are usually difficult to encounter. The recording was conducted at Sono Luminus Studio in Virginia, USA.

Regarding this album, Kim Su-yeon said, "Mozart's music conveys a bursting vitality and an infinite power that encompasses all human emotions across centuries and borders. While preparing this album, great waves of joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure arose in my heart, and I felt the touching experience of Mozart's human spirit resonating with me and forming a personal connection."

Kim Su-yeon made her name known in the international music scene by winning second place at the 2020 Mozart International Competition. In 2021, she became the first East Asian to win the Montreal Competition, receiving praise as a performer "combining refined articulation and philosophical technique."

She has performed on stages such as Milan's La Scala Theatre, Paris Philharmonie, Liszt Academy Grand Hall, and Washington Kennedy Center, and collaborated with numerous orchestras including the Montreal Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, and Paris Chamber Orchestra. In July, she performed with the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra at the closing concert of the Music Trois Festival. In 2023, she was also selected as a resident musician at Kumho Art Hall, showcasing various activities.

Kim Su-yeon is scheduled to present some of the tracks under the subtitle 'Philia: Mozart' at the fourth concert of the Kumho Resident Musicians on September 7, and she is also preparing for a North American recital tour.

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