Yuna Kim, Gaeun Kim, Jieun Park, Seona Kim Win Awards at Zhuhai Mozart Competition in China

9-year-old Kim Yeon-a, 1st Place in Group A Violin Category

At the 5th Zhuhai Mozart International Youth Competition, which concluded on the 19th in Zhuhai, China, violinists Kim Yeon-ah (9), Kim Ga-eun (15), Park Ji-eon (19), and pianist Kim Seon-ah (22) won awards.

Violinists Kim Yeon-ah and Kim Ga-eun (top left), violinist Park Ji-eon and pianist Kim Sun-ah (bottom left), winners of the Zhuhai Mozart Youth Competition.
[Photo by Kumho Cultural Foundation]

According to the Kumho Cultural Foundation on the 20th, Kim Yeon-ah, a Kumho Young Artist alumna, took 1st place and the Young Jury Award in the violin Group A category, Kim Ga-eun achieved a joint 2nd place without a 1st place and the Special Award for Chinese Compositions in Group B, and Park Ji-eon ranked 2nd in Group C.

In the piano Group C category, Kumho Young Artist alumna Kim Seon-ah received 2nd place and the Young Jury Award.

Kim Yeon-ah will receive a prize of $7,500 (approximately 9.95 million KRW) for 1st place in Group A, Kim Ga-eun will receive $8,500 (approximately 11.26 million KRW) for 2nd place and the special award in Group B, and Park Ji-eon and Kim Seon-ah will each receive $15,000 (approximately 19.87 million KRW) for 2nd place in Group C.

Kim Yeon-ah is scheduled to debut at the Kumho Young Artist Concert in April next year, and Kim Ga-eun is set to debut at the Kumho Young Artist Concert this December. Park Ji-eon debuted at the Kumho Young Artist Concert in 2014, and Kim Seon-ah in 2016.

The Zhuhai International Mozart Youth Competition was established in 2015 and is held every two years. The competition is divided into Group A (12 years old and under), Group B (13 to 16 years old), and Group C (17 to 23 years old) according to the participants' ages.

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