Woochan Jeong began his studies at the National University of Arts in Korea, where he was taught by Kang-Ho Lee from 2016 until 2020. He then joined the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin, where he has just started his master’s under Troels Svane. In 2014, he won second prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians and won first prize at the JoongAng competition in Korea in 2017. In 2019, he came second in the KBS KEPCO Music Competition and in 2018, he received an honourable mention from the jury at the Prague Spring International Music Competition. Between 2007 and 2014, Woochan Jeong performed with the Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra and the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra and, as a chamber musician, he is a member of the Eden Quartet, with which he performs regularly. In 2019, he performed at the KBS Hall in Seoul with the KBS Symphony Orchestra and at the Korea National University of Arts in Seoul, accompanied on the piano by Jiwon Ahn.

Teachers

2021 - : Troels Svane
2017 - 2020 : Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi
2016 - 2020 : Kang-Ho Lee

Degrees

2021 - : Master, Hochschule fuer Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin
2016 - 2020 : Bachelor, Korea National University of Arts

Concerts

2019 : Lee Kang Sook Hall, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, Korea, Korea National University of Arts, Accompanist : Jiwon Ahn
2019 : KBS Hall, Seoul, Korea, KBS & KEPCO, KBS Symphony Orchestra, Jakyung Year
2018 : Kukje Art Hall, Seoul, Korea, Kukje Art Hall, Accompanist : Jiwon Ahn
2015 : Gyeonggi Arts Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Gyeonggi Arts Center, Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra, Narah Chung

Competitions

2019 : 2nd Prize, The 26th KBS & KEPCO Music Competition
2018 : Honorable Mention of the Jury, Prague Spring International Music Competition
2017 : 1st Prize, The 43rd Joongang Music Concours
2014 : 2nd Prize, The 8th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians