Wonbeen Chung / South Korea | Toruńska Orkiestra Symfoniczna

Wonbeen Chung / South Korea

Wonbeen Chung began studying the violin at the age of 6 and was admitted to Seoul Arts High School at 15. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich at 21 and continued her education with master’s and postgraduate studies under Prof. Pierre Amoyal at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. 

Chung has performed with prestigious ensembles such as the Korean Chamber Orchestra, Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra, Hofer Symphoniker, and Savaria Symphony Orchestra.

She has won numerous national and international competitions, including second prize at the Postacchini International Violin Competition in 2019, and was a finalist in the International Violin Competition Henri Marteau in 2017. 

As a chamber musician, Chung has performed at various notable venues, including Schloss Mirabell (Salzburg, Austria), Schloss Moosham (Unterenberg, Austria), Künstlerhaus Salzburg, Göttingen Clavier Salon, Claustros de Santo Domingo (Jerez, Spain), Internationale Sommerakademie Ettal (Ettal, Germany), and Karl Amadeus Hartmann-Gesellschaft e.V. (Munich, Germany).

In 2023, she founded the Egon Trio.

 

I STAGE

  • J.S. Bach – Adagio and Fugue from Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
  • E. Ysaÿe – Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27
  • N. Paganini – Caprice Op. 1 No. 11

II STAGE

  • L. van Beethoven – Sonata for violin and piano No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
  • K. Lipiński – Polonaise in A major, Op. 9 No. 1
  • R. Schumann – Fantasie for violin and piano in C major, Op. 131

III STAGE

  • J. Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47