SOUTH KOREA
March 17, 1997
A graduate of the Korea National University of Arts, Geunyup Lee studied with Kangho Lee and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi. He went on to study with Troels Svane at the Musikhochschule Lübeck in Germany, graduating with highest grades. Geunyup Lee is currently a postgraduate student at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf, studying with Pieter Wispelwey.
First round
David Popper Étude Op. 73 No. 20
Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major Hob. VIIb/2 (first movement with cadenza)
Robert Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat major Op. 70
Second round
Sebastian Androne-Nakanishi Syntrimma for Solo Cello
Paul Hindemith Sonata for Solo Cello Op. 25 No. 3
Johannes Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major Op. 99
Semifinal
George Enescu Cello Sonata No. 2 in C major Op. 26
Claude Debussy Cello Sonata in D minor L. 135
Karl Davydov At the Fountain Op. 20 No. 2
Final
Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major Op. 107