Baritone Kim Tae-han won the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition for voice, becoming the first Asian male singer to pull off the feat since the addition of the voice section in 1988.
15 Korean pianists to compete in Queen Elizabeth Competition
Posted : 2021-05-04 16:24 By Park Ji-won
Logo for Queen Elisabeth Competition / Courtesy of Queen Elisabeth CompetitionFifteen Korean pianists will compete with other contenders in the first round of this years Queen Elisabeth Competition, one of the most prestigious international classical music contests for young musicians, in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday (local time).
South Korea is the country with the largest number of competitors, according to the Korean Cultural Center in Belgium.
The Korean pianists in this year s competition are: Hong Min-soo, Kim Hong-gi, Kim Hye-lim, Kim Jun-hyung, Kim Seol-hwa, Kim Severine, Kim Su-Yeon, Lee Hyuk, Lee Taek-gi, Park Jin-hyung, Park Kyoung-sun, Park Young-ho, Shin Chang-yong, Yoo Se-gyeong and Yoo Sung-ho, accounting for some 26 percent of 58 participants from 16 countries, according to data of the Queen Elizabeth Competition.