Kim Tae-yeon has won the 12th Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition in Warsaw.
She takes home 20,000 Euros and a fistful of engagements after triumphing in Lutoslawski’s Grave, for concerto.
Second and third were Poles, Maria Leszczyńska and Antoni Wrona.
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Piano, cello, viola, and, to some extent, violin: South Korea is really on top of the world.
This small country has catapulted to the top not only in music but also electronics (and much else) in a matter of a few decades.
China PRC has been catching up but not nearly at the same standard, at least by ratio (given China PRC’s number of music students).
Many young Koreans are winning the biggest contests without having studied formally in the West, and they are building international careers just the same. Who needs a degree from Curtis, Juilliard, or Berlin? Seoul is the place to be
Mostly agree, but Tae-Yeon Kim currently studies at Curtis
Did Curtis help her reach the level necessary to enter Curtis?
…in other words, she was already that good
Answering your question, “Who needs a degree from Curtis, Juilliard, or Berlin?” Apparently she does
Do we really need to say “South” Korea? How many young artists have come out of the North?