Jae-Yeon Won

Jae-Yeon Won 원재연
Background information
Born	(1988-02-22) 22 February 1988 (age 37) Seoul, South Korea
Occupation	Classical pianist
Instruments	Piano

Jae-Yeon Won (born 22 February 1988) is a South Korean pianist. ^[1]

Career

He won the second prize and the audience prize at the 61st Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in 2017 and won the first prize at the Karl-Robert-Kreiten Prize, the first prize at the Ferrol International Piano Competition, the first prize at the Dong-A Music Competition. He was a laureate at the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition.

He embarked on a series of concerts internationally, including at the major concert halls, such as, Berlin Philharmonie, Herkulessaal-Munich, Beethoven Haus-Bonn, Alte Aula-Heidelberg, Berlin Philharmonie-Berlin, Wiener Saal in Salzburg, Salle Cortot, Salle Gaveau, Opera Comique-Paris, Palacio de Opera-Coruna, Auditorio de Ferrol, Håkonshallen -Begen, Teatro Ricardo Castro in Durango, Seoul Art Center and Lotte concert hall-Seoul, etc.

Performances with Orchestras include Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, KBS symphony orchestra, Korean symphony orchestra, Westsächsischen symphonie orchester, Bari Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Musikhochschule Orchester, Orquestra Sinfonica de Galicia, Quartetto di Cremona and Das Haydn-Orchestra.

In 2023, he made his debut in the Polish/Korean documentary film Chopin: I Am Not Afraid of Darkness, which has been released in several countries including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Malta, Korea, Japan, and the United States.

Since November 2024, he has served as the Artistic Director of the ARKO Ensemble in Europe, founded and sponsored by the Arts Council Korea. He has led the ensemble in performances across major cities, including Salzburg, Vienna, Stockholm, Bergen, Ankara, Prague, Berlin, and London.

In 2025, he released an album featuring works by Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti on the Onyx Classics label. ^[2]

Recordings

• 2025 – Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Works: A selection of keyboard sonatas by Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti – Onyx Classics ^[3]
• 2020 – Bach to Bartok: F. Liszt Apparition No. 1, J. S. Bach aria variata in a minor BWV 989, B. Bartok "Out of doors" sz. 81, etc. – Acousence Classics ^[4]

References

1. "Our Laureates: Jayeon Won – Second Prize 2017". Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition. Retrieved 14 February 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Jae-Yeon Won - Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti". Onyx Classics. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
3. "Jae-Yeon Won - Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti". Onyx Classics. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
4. "Bach to Bartók – Jae-Yeon Won | Release Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

• Stephen Barber (July 2025). "Alessandro & Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Works (Onyx) - Review". MusicWeb International.
• "El coreano Jaeyeon Won gana el XXVIII Concurso de Piano 'Cidade de Ferrol'". Diario de Ferrol (in Spanish).
• "Pianist Won Jae-yeon to have a recital in Seoul". The Dong-A Ilbo . 3 February 2020.
• "Al croato Ivan Krpan il Concorso Busoni". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). 2 September 2017.
• "Long-Thibaud : trois pianistes sud-coréens de 20 ans dominent le concours 2012". ResMusica (in French). 11 December 2012.
• "Langer Atem: Der junge Pianist Jaeyeon Won im Herkulessaal". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 17 April 2018.
• "Jaeyeon Won clausurará el III Festival de Piano de Durango". La Voz de Durango (in Spanish). 18 May 2019.
• "HEALING MUSIC". Kinozeit (in German). 18 January 2023.
• "Steinway Artist: Jae-Yeon Won". Steinway & Sons .

External links

• Official website
• Concours International Lauréats Archived 2017-10-18 at the Wayback Machine from the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition (in French)
• Jae-Yeon Won discography at Discogs