PIANO RECITAL AT THE WESTMINSTER

JANUARY 25, 2026 - 3 PM

Monique Ailhaud, Founding President
Olivier Grinda, Honorary President

are happy to welcome you in the Belle Époque salons on the Promenade des Anglais

Piano Recital KIM JEONGHWAN
Only 25 years old and already 9 international awards!
Born in Seoul in 2000, Jeonghwan KIM He started playing the piano at the age of six. In the following years, his many first prizes won at the national competitions have enabled him to join the the Seoul Arts Center Academy for talented young musicians at only nine years. Since moving to Berlin in 2011, he continued to distinguish himself in many prestigious Contest national and international agreements. At the Franz Liszt Youth Competition pianists from Weimar in 2017, he was awarded the third prize as well as two special prizes.
In 2019, he won the 1st Prize at the Aarhus International Competition in Denmark, which earned him to be immediately invited to perform with the Aarhus and Odense Symphony Orchestras. He has since given concerts in major halls in Berlin, Weimar, Hamburg, and Aarhus, among others. others. In January 2022, he won three awards: In January, the First Prize at the Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Competition in Berlin In June, he won the fourth prize and the audience prize at the Sendai International Competition. In July 2023, he won the First Prize as well as two Special Prizes for his interpretation of the Bartok's Second Concerto and the Best Concerto Prize at the prestigious International Competition of Sydney. In 2025, he won the first prize and the prize for the best performance of a work at the Bartok World Competition in Budapest. He has performed in prestigious halls such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Wigmore Hall in London, the Sydney Opera House, the Dubai Opera House and the Seoul Arts Centre. Since 2017, Jeonghwan has been studying at the Hans Eisler University of Music in the professor's class Konrad Maria Engel. Former teachers include So Yong Choi, Leda Kim and other professors. classes with Jakob Leuscner, Bob Versteegh and Robert Levin. Stephan Imorde, Konstantin Heldrich, Antje Weltha

The recital will be presented by André Peyrègne

J.S. Bach - Fantasy and Fugue BWV 904
L.v Beethoven - Sonata No. 28 op.101
F.Liszt - "The Leggierezza
R. Schumann - Sonata No. 2 op.22
O. Messiaen - The Gaze of the Spirit of Joy

Prices €25 - students €13 – free children under 14 years old (check or cash) Ticket office open 1 hour before the concert, guaranteed reservation until 2:45 p.m.

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