William Youn

The award-winning pianist William Youn has been described by critics as a “genuine poet” with “sovereign, bravura technique of touch”. After early studies in Korea and in the USA, William again changed continents to study at the Hanover University of Music and at the Piano Academy Lake Como. William performs internationally from Berlin via Seoul to New York with major orchestras, including Cleveland Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Mariinsky Theater and Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and makes regular solo/chamber music appearances in renowned halls, including the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Pierre Boulez Hall Berlin, Prinzregententheater Munich, Konzerthaus Wien, and Wigmore Hall London or at festivals such as the Schubertiade, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Rheingau Music Festival, Schwetzingen SWR Festival and Heidelberger Frühling. William has recorded for Sony Korea and Ars Produktion. Other recordings include a disc of works by Brahms with Mönkemeyer, and 'Mozart with Friends' with Sabine Meyer, Julia Fischer and Mönkemeyer, which was named Chamber Music Recording of the Year at ECHO Klassik 2017. His recording of Mozart's complete piano sonatas for Oehms Classics has recieved extensive critical acclaim. In autumn 2018, his first solo album for Sony Classical with works by Robert and Clara Schumann, Schubert, Liszt and Alexander von Zemlinsky was released internationally. More Information at www.williamyoun.de