VIII International M. K. Čiurlionis Organ Competition

VIII International M. K. Čiurlionis Organ Competition

Sunghyun Park, South Korea

Participant data

Name of the educational insititution Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Cologne
Accompanist Yes

Born in South Korea Sunghyun Park (b. 1989) is now based in Germany. After finishing high school, he studied organ with Myung Ja Cho, Dong-ill Shin at the Yonsei University. On completion of his studies, Sunghyun studied at the Musikhochschule Musik und Tanz Köln under Winfried Bönig. He graduated with a Master's Degree with the highest grade and at the same place continued to study "Konzertexamen". He studied also at the CRR Paris "Cycle de Concertiste" under Christophe Mantoux. Organist became prize-winner of the Seoul, Kukmin-Youngsan Organ Competition, a second prize winner at the Deagu Organ Competition, special prize winner at the Korschenbroich International Organ competition. He has performed at Kölner Dom in Cologne, St. Aposteln and St. Pantaleon churches in Cologne, gave many chamber music concerts in Germany.

I ROUND

  1. Nicolaus Bruhns | Grande Prelude · E minor
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach | Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes: Trio super ''Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr'' · BWV 664
  3. Algirdas Martinaitis | "MKČ"

II ROUND

  1. Johann Sebastian Bach | Toccata and Fugue · E major · BWV 566
  2. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Fugue · C sharp minor · VL 86
  3. Thierry Escaich | Poèmes pour orgue: "Eaux natales"
    • "Le Masque"

III ROUND

  1. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Fugue · B flat minor · VL 345
  2. César Franck | Three Chorals for Organ: Choral No. 2 · B minor · FWV 39
  3. Jean Guillou | Toccata · No tonality · Op. 9
  4. Louis Vierne | "Feux Follets" from cycle "24 Pièces de fantaisie" · B minor · -

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