Jong Hwa Park
South Korean pianist
Jong Hwa Park (Korean: 박종화; born September 22, 1974) is a South Korean pianist. He was prized at the 1995 Queen Elisabeth Competition (5th) and the 1996 Concorso Busoni (4th) before being awarded the 1998 Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition's 2nd prize.
Early life and education
Park was born on September 22, 1974. When he was a boy, Park attended Preparatory School of Tokyo Music College in Japan and then moved to the United States to attend Preparatory School of New England Conservatory. He became a full scholar of the New England Conservatory in 1992 and spend studying piano under guidance from Russell Sherman. At age 12, Park already became a recipient of the first prize at the Mainichi Shinbun Music Competition of Japan.
After completion of the studies and obtaining of both Bachelor and Master degrees with Honors, Park continued his studies abroad, first with Dmitri Bashkirov at Reina Sofía School of Music where he got his artist diploma, it was then followed by Joaquín Soriano in Spain, and lastly with Elisso Wirssaladze in Georgia. After his Park also received guidance from such pianists and conductors as Karl Ulrich Schnabel, Leon Fleisher and Martha Argerich. In 2003, Park moved to Germany, where he enrolled into a Master class program at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich.
Career
Park is a winner of numerous piano competitions, including the Queen Elizabeth International, the Santander International, the Rubinstein International, and the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competitions.
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