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JINSANG LEE
(1st Prize winner of the Hong Kong International Piano Competition 2008)

He started his musical training with Daejin Kim in Korea, continued his studies with Wolfgang Manz and Julia Goldstein in Germany and graduated with Pavel Gililov in Austria.

Since his triumphant success at the Concours Géza Anda in Zurich in 2009, Jinsang Lee has established himself as one of the most promising pianists of his generation. At that time he not only won the first prize, but also became the first participant in the history of the competition winning all the special prizes; the Audience Prize, the Mozart Prize and the Schumann Prize.

Jinsang’s artistic talent had already won him prizes in several prestigious piano competitions: First Prizes at the Hong Kong International Piano Competition (2008, chaired by Vladimir Ashkenazy) and at the International Pianoforte Competition Cologne, Germany (2005) following numerous top prizes in Korea and Japan.

Well-known conductors chose Jinsang for their concerts including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Michael Boder, Douglas Bostock, , David Effron, Heiko Mathias Förster, Mikhail Jurowski, , James P Liu, Christian Ludwig, Jonathan Nott, Ola Rudner, Si Yeon Sung, Muhai Tang, Umeda Toshiaki, Mario Venzago, and Christopher Warren-Green.

He has played with numerous orchestras including the, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Berner Symphonieorchester, Hong Kong City Chamber Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Nürnberger Symphonieorchester, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Wiener Kammerorchester, WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne, , Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra and Zurich Chamber Orchestra. Numerous invitations led him on international concert stages such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Konzerthaus Berlin, Louvre Museum, KKL Lucerne, Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg, Tonhalle Zurich and Konzerthaus Vienna

Jinsang has performed at prestigious music festivals including the Busoni Festival, Lucerne Festival, Gstaad Menuhin Festival, Montreux Festival, Ruhr Piano Festival, Seoul Art Center Orchestra Festival, Hong Kong Joy of Music Festival and the Wuhan International Piano Festival.

Jinsang Lee’s discography includes live recording of the Concours Géza Anda (2009), Hiller-Mendelssohn-Chopin piano pieces, recorded with both antique and modern Steinway pianos (Alpha Omega label of the Chopin Society of HK, 2011), Schumann: Piano Sonatas for the Young, Op. 118 / 5 Gesänge der Frühe (2015) and works by Georgy Sviridov, recorded with the Beethoven Trio Bonn (2017).

Jingsang is a trained piano tuner having worked in Steinway Austria with Stefan Knupfer and at Steinway Hamburg factory he himself learned the craft of piano making. With this knowledge and skill, Jinsang Lee continues his pianist career, sharing his journey to the perfect piano sound with the audience.

A passionate chamber musician, he is a member of the Beethoven Trio Bonn and performs with them in various chamber music concerts .The complete recording of the Beethoven Piano Trios will be released in 2020 with the Beethoven Trio Bonn.

Jinsang is currently a faculty member at the Korea National University of Arts.

 

李振尚 - ( 2008香港國際鋼琴大賽冠軍)

生於南韓首爾,李振尚在金大鎮的教導下接受音樂啟蒙,繼而前往德國深造,先後師從沃爾夫岡•曼茲和茱莉亞•戈爾斯坦,最後於奧地利在帕維爾•吉利洛夫指導下畢業。

於2009年,李振尚贏得蘇黎世蓋紮安達國際鋼琴大賽的冠軍,更打破紀錄成為首位勇奪所有特別大獎的得主,包括最佳觀眾獎、最佳莫札特詮釋獎及最佳舒曼詮釋獎,讓他成為最有前途的青年鋼琴家之一。

李振尚在各項大賽中屢獲殊榮,包括:香港國際鋼琴大賽冠軍(2008年,評審主席為弗拉基米爾•阿殊堅納西)、德國科隆國際鋼琴大賽冠軍(2005年)、以及數個在日韓兩地的鋼琴比賽冠軍。

多位知名的指揮家曾指定李振尚為合作音樂家,包括:弗拉基米爾•阿殊堅納西、邁克爾•博德、道格拉斯•博斯托克、大衛•埃弗倫、海科•馬蒂亞斯•福斯特、狄米崔•尤洛夫斯基、劉鵬、克里斯蒂安•路德維希、喬納森•諾特、奧拉•魯德納、成沶妍、湯沐海、梅田俊明、馬里奧•文扎格、克里斯托弗•沃倫—格林等。

李振尚曾與各大樂團合作演出,包括班堡交響樂團、波恩交響樂團、香港城市室樂團、葛拉茲愛樂樂團、柏林音樂廳交響樂團、蘇黎世室樂團、維也納室樂團、科隆廣播交響樂團、仙台愛樂樂團、上海愛樂樂團、武漢愛樂樂團等。 李振尚亦於多個有名的音樂節中演出,例如:布索尼音樂節、切爾沃國際室內樂音樂節、琉森音樂節、蒙特列音樂節、首爾藝術中心藝術節、香港美樂聚音樂節、武漢國際鋼琴藝術節等。

除了演出外,李振尚亦有發行多張錄音專輯,包括於蓋佐安達國際大賽的現場演出(2009年)、用史坦威古鋼琴及現代鋼琴彈奏的希勒—孟德爾頌—蕭邦鋼琴曲(2011年由蕭邦社Alpha and Omega唱片發行)、舒曼:為青少年而作的鋼琴奏鳴曲,作品118/五首拂曉之歌(2015年)、以及Beethoven Trio Bonn樂團錄製的格奧爾基•斯維里多夫音樂作品(2017年)。

李振尚更是一位專業的鋼琴調音師,在奧地利史坦威師承於知名的鋼琴調音師史蒂芬•克尼佛,學習製造鋼琴,知識與技巧兼備,讓李振尚在他的音樂道路上,懂得如何運用完美的鋼琴音色打動觀眾。

這位熱愛室樂的音樂家同時是Beethoven Trio Bonn的成員,曾一同參與多場室內樂演出。2020年,他們更會發行Beethoven Trio Bonn的完整錄音專輯。

李振尚目前於韓國藝術綜合大學任教。

 


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