Seokmin On

USA
September 19, 1992

Born in South Korea, Seokmin On has lived in the United States since the age of 14. He received his early training in Philadelphia, studying with Charles Abramovic at Temple University Music Preparatory. At the age of 18, he won the Marian Garcia International Piano Competition and made his orchestral debut with the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra.
He has played for renowned musicians in masterclasses around the world and has gained much inspiration from Martin Canin, Nelita True, Marc Durand, André Laplante, Alexei Volodin, Alexander Melnikov, Dina Yoffe, Julian Martin, Severin von Eckardstein and Matti Raekallio.
A graduate of Indiana University Bloomington (BM, PD) and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (MM), Seokmin On’s principal teachers have been Fabio Bidini, Evelyne Brancart, André Watts and Edward Auer. He is currently a postgraduate student (Konzertexamen) under Claudio Martínez Mehner and Nina Tichman at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.

First round
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E minor BWV 879, WTC II
Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata in F major Hob. XVI/23
Frédéric Chopin Étude in A minor Op. 25 No. 11, Winter Wind
Alexander Scriabin Étude Op. 65 No. 3

Second round
Diana Rotaru Bulz for Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major Op. 109
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (1931 version)

Semifinal
George Enescu Piano Suite No. 2 in D major Op. 10, Des cloches sonores
Robert Schumann Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 11

Final
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23

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