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Organizations

Agency is G.S.

• S.M.S. (32 Dongnam-ro 81-gil, Gangdong-gu, Seoul)

  • M.C.O.(MOSS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA)

  • Toronto International Music Competition

• Bien Classic / Business registration number(Republic of Korea) 202-15-11499

  • New York NYC Virtuoso International Competition

• Tium(Seoul Non-profit Organization Registration) / Registration number(Republic of Korea) 733-07-03125

  • Singapore & Korea International Soloists Award

• Onsaemiro(Seoul Non-profit Organization Registration Number(Republic of Korea) 454-80-03093

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• Withmood(Non-profit Organization Registration Number(Republic of Korea) 258-80-02778

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• Beseto(Seoul Metropolitan Government Designated Non-Profit Civic Organization No. 2384 / Registered Volunteer Organization at Seocho-gu Volunteer Center)

  • • Seoul International Music Competition

    • Gangnam Young Artist Music Competition

    • Boston International Young Artist Music Competition

    • New Jersey Young Artist International Music Competition

    • Korea Solisten Chamber(KSC)

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About the Competition

Participants from diverse nationalities around the world compete in this global music competition.

First Round Awards (Absolute Evaluation)

Based on the average score, awards will be given as follows:

• Grand Prize: 95 points or higher

• First Prize: 90 points or higher

• Second Prize: 85 points or higher

• Third Prize: 80 points or higher

• Encouragement Prize: 60 points or higher

• Below 60 points: disqualified

Benefits for Award Winners

1. First-round absolute evaluation certificate, including overall comments from the judges.절대평가

2. Second-round certificate issued by the local government (municipality, relative evaluation).지자체상/상대평가

3. Opportunity to perform with orchestra, accompanied directly by current professors.교수진 오케스트라 협연 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerC9QQhoupHlKO5YUjtRgq9Jj-wdOmxjEE5AG8XxisDmf0cA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=114220817594571448921 

4. Local government award winners receive a voucher for 30 practice sessions at the Goduk Station rehearsal studio.바우처

5. Opportunity to hold a winner’s Solo Recital (House Concert) near Goduk Station.독주회

Judging Panel and Evaluation System

1. The jury consists of current professors and instructors who graduated from arts middle/high schools and Universities, as well as overseas-trained music professionals.

2. Fairness is ensured through non face-to-face (online) judging, using a system that prevents any prior consultation among the judges.

Evaluation Criteria (Detailed)

1. Classification between major and non-major participants.

2. Further subdivision by age (school grade).

3. Category classification by instrument (section).

4. Solo, Group

Video Guidelines/Video Uploading Instructions https://blog.naver.com/nyaskorea/223933098169  

A competition featuring a wide variety of nationalities and genres from all around the world.

• Judging by absolute evaluation

• No age limit.

• Simple online application.

• An international competition that currently (2022–present) attracts applications from active teachers of municipal choirs and symphony orchestras.

Competition Divisions

• The following categories are open to both majors and non-majors

  • Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, and High school students (including Homeschool), University, Adult Division(including Graduate students), Senior divisions(Aged 60 and over).

Classical Music

Piano, Vocal, Strings, Winds, Percussion, Composition, Conducting, and Ensemble

(e.g., Piano four hands, String quartet, etc.) All instruments are eligible; there are no restrictions on instrument type.

Applied Music

• Vocal, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboard, Composition & Producing, Ensemble

  • All other applied music genres are eligible; no restrictions.

  • All instruments are eligible; there are no restrictions on instrument type.

• Crossover & Korean traditional music

  • Korean traditional instruments, Pansori / Folk songs, Creative Korean music, Fusion / Crossover, World music / Fusion ensemble

Competition Piece

One free-choice piece recorded within the past year, 10–15 minutes maximum

Repeats are not necessary for classical music category.

Payment and Confirmation Guide

• To prevent confusion due to identical names, please enter both the applicant’s full name (as it will appear on the certificate) and the last digits of their phone number when making payment. Example: John Doe 1345

• For foreign participants, it is acceptable if long names are truncated in the middle. Please provide at least part of the name for identification purposes.

⚠️After making your payment, please be sure to send a payment confirmation message via KakaoTalk.

• The reply to your KakaoTalk message will serve as your receipt. 

• Example: Cello John Doe 010-1234-1234 has been registered.

Application Form Instructions

• You must log in with Google to be able to check your application details after submission. If you fill out the form while logged out, you will not be able to review your submission.

• (It is not required to use the applicant’s own Google account; you may log in and submit using any Google or YouTube account.)

• If you are submitting multiple applications with the same ID, please use the ‘Submit Different Responses’ function to submit each application separately.

Check video link

Video link address (Please enter the link to the video to be reviewed.)

• Please enter the correct link to your performance video for review.

• Ensure that the video plays immediately when the link is clicked.

• The organizers cannot verify or correct the link on your behalf.

• (The video provided in the link will be downloaded and sent to the judges.)

• No refunds will be issued for any disadvantages caused by an incorrect or invalid link.

• Please enter the correct video link below.

➡️ It may be difficult to respond to inquiries after the deadline.

➡️ After the deadline, we give priority to inquiries about collaboration [Prize-Winners’ Concerts].

➡️ Please contact us before the submission deadline.

• ♦︎ If you signed in with your Google account before filling out the application, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address you provided. Please also check your spam folder.

• ♦︎ If you made a mistake in the application, you can correct it by clicking the “Edit” link included in the email.

• ♦︎ If you resubmit under the same name, you are responsible for any issues that may occur. To make corrections, click “Edit response” in the email.

Judges' Resume

Judge A

• Yewon School (graduated)

• Seoul Arts High School (graduated)

• Seoul National University (Bachelor’s degree)

• Korea National University of Arts, 2-year Artist Diploma (Soloist Program, Master’s level completed)

• Queens College, City University of New York, USA (Master’s degree)

• Cleveland Institute of Music, USA (Master’s degree)

• Member, Bucheon Cultural Arts Committee (Chairman: Mayor Jo Yong-ik, Bucheon City)

• Director, Cheorwon Cultural Foundation

• Adjunct Professor, Hyeongseong University

• Head Teacher, Anyang Arts High School

• Adjunct Professor, Gangneung–Wonju National University

• Lecturer, Chonnam National University

• Full-time Professor, Phnom Penh International University of the Arts (youngest full-time professor)

• Principal, National Symphony Orchestra (youngest principal trumpet in early 20s)

• Principal, Cheongju City Symphony Orchestra (youngest principal trumpet in early 20s)

• Principal, Gwacheon City Symphony Orchestra (youngest principal trumpet in early 20s)

• Exclusive Artist, Asian Society of Arts New York (O1-Visa, USCIS)

• Manager, Gangnam–Seocho Office of Education Regional Collaboration Education Program (selected program)

• Lecturer, Seocho District Office Seocho Lifelong Learning Center

• Lecturer, Gangnam District Office Eungok Senior Center

• Lecturer, Yangcheon District Office 50+ Center

• Winner, Seoul Metropolitan Government

• Winner, Seoul Metropolitan Council

• Finalist, 59th ARD International Music Competition Munich, Germany (one of the “Big Three” international competitions)

• Winner, Beatrice Schacher Scholarship Competition (USA)

• Youngest and first-ever gold medalist in the brass category, 24th Overseas Dispatch Competition of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Artistic Personnel Military Service – equivalent to Olympic gold medal for military service exemption)

• Appreciation Plaque, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (President Kim Jong-ho)

• Yewon School Merit Award

• Seoul Arts High School Merit Award

• Commendation for the 52nd Anniversary of Yewon and Seoul Arts High School

• 1st Prize, CBS Nationwide Youth Music Competition

• 1st Prize, Brass Division, Sports Today National Competition (sister publication of Kookmin Ilbo)

• 1st Prize, Hanyang University Competition (full 4-year scholarship)

• Young Artist, Kumho Cultural Foundation

Judge B

• Graduated from Sunhwa Arts Middle School and Sunhwa Arts High School

• Graduated from the College of Music, Yonsei University

• Completed the Diplôme Supérieur d’Enseignement (Highest Teacher Training Program) at École Normale de Musique de Paris, France

• Prize winner at the Music Spring & Autumn Competition, Seoul Music Competition, Korean Musicological Society Competition, International Youth Talent Competition, and Yewon International Music Competition

• Second Prize, Hong Kong International Music Competition

• Completed studies and performed at France Académie Musicale Courchevel 1650

• Solo recital at Iwon Concert Hall

• Performed at Yezin Young Artist Concert and Young Rising Stars Concert

• Invited solo and duo recitals at Gongto Hall

• Performances in France at St Philippe du Roule and Cathédrale Sainte-Croix de Paris

• Chamber music performance at Salle Cortot, Paris

• “20th-Century Music on Piano” recital at Kumho Art Hall

• “Rhapsody and Dance for Saxophone and Piano” collaborative concert at Kumho Art Hall Yeonsei

• Solo recitals at Art Center Recital Hall, Art Center Incheon Art Hall, Sejong Chamber Hall, and Kumho Art Hall Yeonsei

• Duo Avril performances at Art Center Recital Hall, Art Center Incheon Art Hall, Sejong Chamber Hall, Kumho Art Hall Yeonsei, Youngsan Art Hall, and Heunmulgyul Arts Center

• Concerts with Ensemble Con Anima at Sejong Chamber Hall, Youngsan Art Hall, Ilsin Hall, and others

• Lecturer at Sunhwa Arts Middle/High School, Deukwon Arts High School, and Daejeon Arts High School

• Member of piano duo Avril, Ensemble Con Anima, and Trio MOSS

• Guest lecturer at Paris Music Forum, Gyewon Arts Middle/High School, Goyang Arts High School, and Incheon Arts High School

Judge C

• Graduated with top honors from Sunhwa Arts Middle School and Sunhwa Arts High School

• Completed the preparatory course at Korea National University of Arts

• Bachelor of Arts in Instrumental Music, School of Music, Korea National University of Arts

• Graduated with top honors as a scholarship student from the Master’s program at M. I. Glinka Novosibirsk State Conservatory

• First Prize winner at the Glinka International Music Competition

• Recitals and performances at Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall (New York), Omsk Organ Hall (Russia), Novosibirsk Glinka Hall, Teatro Civico (Italy), Art Center Incheon Art Hall, National Theater, Iwon Art Hall, Cosmos Art Hall, and others

• Soloist with orchestras at Art Center IBK Hall, Lotte Concert Hall, Sejong Chamber Hall, Youngsan Art Hall, Kwanglim Art Hall, Myrrh Center (New York), Tyumen Philharmonic Hall (Russia), Omsk Organ Hall, and others

• Collaborated as soloist with Omsk Philharmonic, Tyumen Philharmonic, Glinka Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonians, Romanian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and others

• Participated in and performed at the Trans-Siberian Art Festival, Dialogue Classica Korea–Russia Music Festival, and Saint Petersburg Music Festival

• Guest performer on EBS Space Concert, Yoo Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook, and ArteTV’s Wednesday Concert
  Invited soloist for Jeon Yoo-sung’s “Gae-na-so-na Concert” and the Hamyang Expo Concert

• Released original digital single (composer, performer, producer); music also featured in EBS World Theme Journey

• Guest lecturer at Sunhwa Arts Middle School and Sunhwa Arts High School

• Member of MOSS Trio

Judge D

• “An extremely musical performer with excellent understanding of the music.” — Daniel Shapiro

• “A performer with outstanding narrative ability, crafting each piece like a well-structured drama.” — Tammie Walker

• Bachelor of Music, School of Music, Grand Canyon University (USA)

• Graduate of the Performer Program, Scuola di Musica Sinfonia, Italy

• Completed graduate studies at the College of Education, Kyung Hee University

• Master’s degree, Graduate School, Sejong University

• Completed doctoral coursework, Graduate School, Sejong University

• Performances at Art Center Incheon Art Hall, Sejong Chamber Hall, Lotte Concert Hall, Sejong Cultural Center Dream Forest Art Hall, Cosmos Hall (invited recital), TCC Art Center, Mozart Hall, and various other venues

• First Prize, St. Petersburg Conservatory–sponsored Art Exchange Competition (Russia)

• First Prize, PCM International Piano Competition

• Top prizes in the Sejong Music Competition and numerous other competitions

• Artistic Director, Ensemble Yui

• Member, Korean Piano Teachers’ Association

• Inside Director, KTS2 Co., Ltd.

Judge E

• Graduated from the College of Music, Soongeui University
  Master’s degree from the State University of Music in Trostingen, Germany

• 2004 Guest performer at the Incheon Youth Orchestra’s regular concert and at Anyang Wind Orchestra’s regular concert

• 2004 Soloist in the Asan Wind Orchestra’s “Music on the Go” outreach concert

• 2006 Guest performer at Suwon Wind Orchestra’s regular concert

• 2007 Soloist with the Soongeui University Orchestra

• 2007 Invited soloist in the Myeongjin College tour concerts in major cities of Taiwan (Shinwu Concert Hall, Gushan Xiang Theater, Taiwan National Symphony Hall)

• 2008 China tour concerts and joint concert with Nankai University (Nankai University Music Hall, Yingshidao Campus Hall, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Music Hall)

• 2009 Invited soloist at the Unisono Saxophone Ensemble’s regular concert (Gyeonggi Youth Center Small Theater)

• 2012 Soloist with Korea Festival Orchestra

• 2001–2015 Guest performer and member with numerous orchestras including Pforzheim Kammerorchester (Germany)

• Pyeongtaek City Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra, Korea Chamber Orchestra, Incheon Youth Orchestra, Korea Festival Orchestra, Anyang Youth Orchestra, Korea Pops Orchestra, Suwon Wind Orchestra, and others

• 2001–2015 Woodwind instructor, conductor, and camp leader at various elementary and middle schools including Dallan Elementary, Anyang Elementary, and Janghowon Middle School

• Principal performer of Hwaseong City Orchestra, Hwaseong Cultural Tourism Foundation

Judge F

• Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the State University of Music in Würzburg, Germany

• Recipient of the Special (Audience) Prize at the Bach International Competition

• Soloist with Haram Philharmonic Orchestra

• Cultural Arts Planning Team Leader at Seoul Neo Arts Association (non-profit)

• Planning Team Leader at Rhine Chamber Orchestra

Judge G

• Graduated from Sunhwa Arts High School

• Graduated from Yonsei University

• Soloist with the Korea Symphony Orchestra

• Principal, Yongin Philharmonic Orchestra

• Principal, Goyang Philharmonic Orchestra

• Lecturer at Hanyang Elementary School

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