SOUTH KOREA
April 14, 1998
Sunjae Ok was born in Seoul in 1998 and studied at the Seoul Arts High School. He won several music competitions in South Korea and met the famous conductor Nanse Gum. Under him, Sunjae Ok played over 100 concerts with the Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra for three years. Most of them were fundraising concerts for hospital patients and their families. These concerts were a great experience and contributed to an important part of his personality.
In 2017, Sunjae Ok began studying with Professor Tomas Tomaszewski at the Universität der Künste Berlin.
First round
Johann Sebastian Bach Adagio and Fugue from Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major K. 218 (first movement with cadenza)
Niccolò Paganini Caprice in A minor Op. 1 No. 5
Second round
Vlad Maistorovici B.A.C.H., Passacaglia for Solo Violin
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major Op. 30
Franz Schubert Rondo in B minor D. 895
Semifinal
George Enescu Ménétrier from Impressions d’enfance Suite Op. 28
Richard Strauss Violin Sonata in E flat major Op. 18
George Enescu Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor Op. 6
Camille Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor Op. 28
Final
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major Op. 61
