Notable Alumni
SNU Studio Archive
Sun-Young Nam (BM’00-’02)
Professor, Akademie der Tonkunst Darmstadt, Germany, since 2020
[CD] “Gassenhauer”, BASTILLE_MUSIQUE, 2024
[CD] “As if”, BASTILLE_MUSIQUE, 2019 (Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik)
[CD] “Sanh”, COL_LEGNO, 2016
[CD] “In Between”, COL_LEGNO, 2014
Dr. Soojin Chun (MM’04, DMA’14)
Professor, Baek-Suk University, Korea
“Fundamental Piano Exercises: Scales | Arpeggios”, MONOPOLY, 2021/2022
Founder of SYAP & CEO of Dream Nexus (music edu, arts consult)
Dr. Hyojung Huh (BM’03, MM’05)
Professor, Chosun University, since 2023
Dr. Insun Kim (BM’06)
Founder/Director of Musical Mondays (Korea based online music platform)
Former faculty, Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
2nd prizewinner of Mozart International, Salzburg, 2016
Dr. Hye-Yeon Jung (BM’10)
Professor, Gunsan University, since 2019
Adjunct Faculty, University of Dayton, US, since 2023
Board member of the American Liszt Society
[CD] Mendelssohn Album, DYNAMIC, 2023
[CD] Mendelssohn & Beethoven _ Mendelssohn Winner, UDK, 2018
Adjunct Faculty, University of Tampa, 2023
Affiliated Artist, MIT Music & Theater Arts, 2023-25
3rd prizewinner of Horowitz International, 2023
2nd prizewinner of Isang Yun International, 2019
[CD] “Sonorités Perdues”, INITIALE, Paris, 2025
György Ligeti complete Etudes (Korea premiere, 2023)
International Accomplishment (2010-2022)
Semifinalist at Chopin International Darmstadt, Germany, 2022_ Haeun Kim
CD Release “Moment Musicaux”; GENUIN, Germany, 2021 _ Yeseul Kim
2nd prize Chicago International, US, 2021 _ Yunji Choi
3rd & special prize at EPTA Wallonie-Bruxelles International, Belgium, 2021 _ Sunmin Park
1st prize at Sugree Charoensook International, Thailand, 2021 _ Erin Won
1st prize at Laszlo Spezzaferri International, Verona, Italy, 2021 _ Sunmin Park
2nd prize Bösendorfer USASU International, US, 2019 _ Hyo-Eun Park
1st prize Amigdala International Piano Prize, Italy, 2019 _ Pil-Won Seo
1st prize Chicago International, US, 2019 _ MyungHan Kim
3rd prize at Jacob Flier International, US, 2019 _ Hyo-Eun Park
Semifinalist at Concours International d’Epinal, France, 2019_ Hyunji Kim
“France Excellence” Scholarship of French Government, 2019 _ Hyunji Kim
1st prize “Piana del Cavaliere” in Casoli, Italy, 2018 _ Pil-Won Seo
1st prize White Night Piano Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2018 _ Hyunji Kim
3rd prize Beethoven Telekom International Piano Competition, Bonn, Germany, 2017 _ Ho-Jeong Lee
3rd prize at Dichler, Wiener Musikseminar, Austria, 2017_ Hyunji Kim
1st & 4th prize at White Night Piano, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2017 _Hyo-Eun Park; Ahyun Lee
Finalist Maj Lind International, Helsinki, Finnland, 2017 _ Hyo-Eun Park
2nd prize Concours International d’Epinal, France, 2017 _ Hyo-Eun Park
Grand prize Ischia Piano Competition, Italy, 2017 _ Pil-Won Seo
2nd prize Concours International Treviso, Italy, 2016 _ Yena Roh
2nd prize Teresa Llacuna Ville de Valence, France, 2015 _ Ayoung Won
2nd prize Concours International piano de Lyon, France, 2014 _ Minjun Kim
1st prize Asia-Chopin Competition, Japan, 2014 _ Haeun Kim
Finalist Concours International piano de Lyon, France, 2013 _ Kyungsun Park
1st prize Wei-Wei Competition Taipei, 2013 _ Haeun Kim
1st prize at Denver Music Festival Competition, US, 2012 _ Jung-Woon Shin
Maria Bondarenko Awards in Tel-Hai international Master Class, Israel, 2010_ Inkyung Hong
Domestic Accomplishment (2000-2022)
Grand & 2nd prize at Seoul Orchestra, 2022_ Jisung Bae, Erin Won
2nd prize at Joongang Music, 2022_ Jisung Bae
Grand prize at Music Journal, 2021_ Yunji Choi
1st & 3rd prize at Ceramic Palace Hall, 2021_ Minjin Kim; Seoyeon Kim; Erin Won
1st prize at Samick-Bechstein, 2015_ Bora Lee
1st prize at Korea Piano Association, 2014_ Seung-Gyu Oh
Winner of SNU Concerto, 2013_ Kyoung-Sun Park
1st prize at Shin-Ye Music, 2013_ Selin Choi
2nd prize at JK Music, 2013_ Selin Choi
3rd prize at Korea Music Association, 2013_ Min-Jun Kim
Kumho Young Artist, 2013_ Min-Jun Kim
3rd Prize at National Chopin, 2013_ Ha-Eun Kim
3rd prize at Joong-Ang Music, 2013_ Jihyang Gwak
1st & 3rd prize at Soori Music, 2012_ Kyoung-Sun Park; Min-Jun Kim
Kumho Young Artist, 2012_ Kyoung-Sun Park
Winner of SNU Concerto, 2011_ Eun-Ah Kim
1st prize at Korea Beethoven, 2011_ Eun-Ah Kim
3rd prize at Joong-Ang Music, 2011_ Pil-Won Seo
3rd prize at Eum-Yeon 2011_ Shi-Hyun Lee
1st prize at Korea Beethoven, 2010_ Shi-Hyun Lee
3rd prize at Joong-Ang Music, 2010_ Juae Ha
1st prize at Eum-Yeon, 2010_ Uikyung Jung
3rd prize at Korea-America Foundation, 2010_Uikyung Jung
Laureate of the Ceramic Palace, 2010_ Inkyung Hong; Hyun-Jeong Ahn
Laureate of the Suwon Philharmonic, 2009_ Eun-Ah Kim
2nd prize at Samick-Bechstein, 2009_ Juae Ha
1st prize at Music Education News, 2009_ Yubin Kim
Seoul Arts Center Young Artist, 2007 _ Inkyung Hong
2nd prize at Joong-Ang Music, 2007 _Woori Go
3rd prize at Samick-Bechstein, 2017 _Yena Chun
1st prize at Nanpa Music, 2007_ Grace Yeo
1st prize at Music Education News, 2007 _Grace Yeo
2nd prize at Inje University, 2006 _ Yoon-Hee Yang
1st prize at Korea Piano Association, 2005 _ Insun Kim
1st prize at Samick-Bechstein, 2005 _Grace Yeo
2nd prize at KBS KEPCO Music, 2005 _ Jung-Ae Choi
3rd prize at Korea-America Foundation, 2005 _Hyun-Ju Jang
Kumho Young Artist, 2004 _Insun Kim
Laureate of the Young-San Grace Hall, 2004 _Hye-Yeon Jung
Winner of SNU Concerto, 2003 _Hyun-Ju Jang
2nd prize at Nanpa Music, 2003 _Tae-Yoon Lee
Kumho Young Artist, 2002 _ Soojin Chae; Hyun-Ju Jang
Laureate of the Inchon Philharmonic, 2002 _Hyun-Ju Jang
Kumho Young Artist, 2001 _ Ji-Hyun Lee
2nd prize at Samick-Bechstein, 2001 _ Sun-Young Nam
4th prize at Dong-A, 2001 _Ei-Eun Shin
3rd prize at Korea Piano Association, 2000 _ Ji-Hyun Lee