Bartók World Competition

Competitors passed through to the Preliminary

Oh, Yugyeong

Oh, Yugyeong

No. 14

Country: Korea, South

Date of birth: 26 September, 1996

Yugyeong Oh has performed internationally in venues such as Theater Gütersloh, Konzertsaal Marienmünster, Schloss Barntrup, and Rotonde Theatre in France. She completed her undergraduate studies at Yonsei University under Younglan Han, where she received the Academic Excellence Scholarship and was awarded in numerous national competitions. During this time, she also gave solo recitals at notable venues in Korea, including the Kumho Art Hall and the Elim Art Center. In 2019, she moved to Germany to continue her studies at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, studying under Jacob Leuschner. She earned her Master’s degree in 2022 and completed the Konzertexamen program in 2024. She was a semifinalist at the Épinal International Piano Competition and the International Piano Competition “Halina Czerny-Stefańska in memoriam”. Currently, she is further specializing in Lied Piano under Peter Kreutz. She has also participated in masterclasses with renowned artists such as Konrad Elser, Martino Tirimo, Alexander Kobrin, Olivier Gardon, Claudio Martínez Mehner, Ingo Dannhorn, and Bernd Goetzke. With a strong commitment to both solo and collaborative repertoire, Yugyeong Oh continues to refine her artistic voice and build her professional career.

Competition Repertoire

Preliminary

D. Scarlatti: cisz-moll szonáta // Keyboard Sonata in C-sharp minor, K. 247

Bartók: Allegro barbaro, BB 63

Bartók: Két román tánc // Two Romanian Dances, BB 56, op. 8a » 2. Poco allegro

Liszt: Transzcendens etűdök // Études d’exécution transcendante » 2. Molto vivace

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Semi-final

Bartók: Három burleszk // Three Burlesques, BB 55, op. 8c

Beethoven: 31. (Asz-dúr) zongoraszonáta // Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110

Hanuri Lee: Vertigineux

Solo final

Bartók: Szabadban // Out of Doors, BB 89

Liszt: Zarándokévek, Második év: Itália // Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année: Italie » 6. 123. Petrarca-szonett // Sonetto 123 del Petrarca, 7. Dante-szonáta // Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata

Debussy: Prelűdök, 1. kötet // Préludes, Book 1 » 5. Anacapri dombjai // Les collines d’Anacapri

Grand final

Beethoven: 3. (c-moll) zongoraverseny // Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37