Cliburn 2017 Honggi Kim Semifinal Recital

Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition May 25-June 10, 2017 • Bass Performance Hall Fort Worth, TX, USA HONGGI KIM South Korea | Age 25 Semifinal Round Recital - Friday, June 2, 2017 - 3:50 p.m. Program: VINE Sonata No. 1 SCHUMANN Kreisleriana, op. 16 TCHAIKOVSKY-FEINBERG Scherzo from Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” Honggi Kim won the Isang Yun International Music Competition in Korea and also has earned top prizes at the Geneva International Music Competition and China International Piano Competition. He was born in Seoul and pursued music at the Seoul Arts High School and Korea National University of Arts. He is a graduate of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München and is now studying at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt with Arnulf von Arnim. Mr. Kim has given recitals in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, China, Singapore, Japan, and Korea, and performed with orchestras including Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Macau Orchestra, Changwon Symphony Orchestra, Wonju Symphony Orchestra, and Korean Symphony Orchestra. Away from the piano, Mr. Kim enjoys jogging and cooking.