Sumi Hwang

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Sumi Hwang
Born (1986-01-25) January 25, 1986 (age 38)
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma materSeoul National University
OccupationSoprano

Sumi Hwang (Korean황수미; born 25 January 1986) is a South Korean soprano.

Early life and education

Hwang was born in

Hochschule für Musik und Theater München.[1][2]

Career

Her singing talent was recognized in a church choir and she was encouraged to take singing lessons.[3] In 2012, Hwang won second prize in the ARD International Music Competition in Munich, Germany.[4] That year, Hwang also was award first prize at the Grandi Voci in Salzburg.[5] In 2013, she also received first prize at the Anneliese Rothenberger Competition.[3]

In May 2014, Sumi Hwang won the first prize in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium.[6][7] Later that year, she made her United States debut at the Phillips Collection.[4]

She joined the ensemble of Theater Bonn[3] since September 2014.[5][8][9]

She performed the

Pyeongchang[10][5][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hwang, Sumi (München)". Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Hochschulwettbewerb (in German). 23 December 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ Koch, Bernhard. "Sumi Hwang, Camerata München". Camerata Kammerorchester München (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Laramée, Marc-Olivier (1 October 2014). "Sumi Hwang". La Scena Musicale. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^
    Washington Post
    . Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Sumi Hwang". Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Sumi Hwang gewinnt "Concours Reine Elisabeth"". musikhochschule-muenchen.de (in German). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Sumi Hwang". Philharmonie Südwestfalen e.V (in German). 21 December 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Sumi Hwang – Hong Kong Sinfonietta". Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. ^ ""Mir ist es wichtig, mich langsam in die richtige Richtung weiterzuentwickeln."". Koreanisches Kulturzentrum (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  10. ^ Garcia, Maira (10 February 2018). "Who Were the Singers at the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics?". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Sumi Hwang". LA Phil. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

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