Korean-British pianist Yoon Chung has performed throughout Europe, Japan, Korea and the United States. In the UK, he has appeared in prestigious venues such as the Wigmore Hall, the South Bank Centre, Kings Place, St. John’s Smith Square, Bridgewater Hall, St. James’s Piccadilly, and Waterfront Hall. His performances have been broadcast in the UK, France, the United States, Japan and Korea.
Born in Seoul, Korea, Yoon spent his formative years in London as a scholar at the Purcell School of Music studying with the late Mme Maria Curcio and Mark Swartzentruber and has earned degrees from the University of Bristol and the Royal Northern College of Music, where he garnered numerous prizes including Sir Charles Halle Scholarship, Sir Barbirolli Prize, Norman George Duo Prize and the Clifton Helliwell Prize for the highest distinction in Postgraduate Diploma and Professional Performance Diploma (PPRNCM). His studies were supported by the Pacific Rim Scholarship, the Royal Schools of Music Postgraduate Scholarship, the Else and Leonard Cross Memorial Scholarship and the MBF.
From 2003 to 2005, Yoon was a Joel Estes Tate Scholar and Meadows Artistic Scholar under the tutelage of Professor Joaquín Achúcarro at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, USA. During his time in the United States, Yoon won the Von Mickwitz Prize and was subsequently featured in the Meadows Rising Stars Series. He made an appearance at the Meyerson Symphony Center in a televised concert, and performed at the Steinway Hall, Meadows Museum and the Dallas Museum of Art.
After spending a year under the guidance of Ferenc Rados in Budapest, Yoon is now based in London where he teaches privately and serves as artistic director of the Islington Proms.
His debut recording Schubert: Late Piano Works D.946 and D.958 was released by Quartz in September, 2015.
