Korean violinist Inmo Yang is the first prize winner of the 2022 Jean Sibelius Violin Competition. He was also awarded a prize for the best performance of the commissioned work written by Magnus Lindberg. Sakari Oramo- the chair of the jury- commented: “The winner was overwhelming. There is so much great about Inmo’s playing, both musically and violinistically. There is never anything extra involved in changing the spring, which produces singing and ease.”
In March 2015, Inmo won the 54th International Violin Competition “Premio Paganini” in Genoa, Italy, marking the first time since 2006 that the Paganini Competition jury awarded First Prize. Fabio Luisi, the chair of the jury at the time, commented: “Inmo is an intuitive musician. His Paganini is captivating and exquisite.” He also garnered the following special prizes: youngest finalist, best performance of the contemporary original piece, performance most appreciated by the audience, and a special recital in Genoa using Paganini’s own Guarneri Del Gesu violin.
Inmo made his Carnegie Hall debut at the Weill Recital Hall as a winner of the Concert Artists Guild competition, and went on to receive invitations to the Boston Symphony Hall, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, the Ravinia Music Festival and the Marlboro Music Festival.
Inmo has performed with many renowned conductors such as Fabio Luisi, Neeme Järvi, Myung-whun Chung, James Gaffigan, David Robertson, Marin Alsop, and Osmo Vänskä. His concerto appearances include Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National de Metz, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Philharmonic Orchestra, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and Busan Philharmonic Orchestra. Notable engagements for the upcoming season include his London debut at the Barbican Center with the BBC Symphony orchestra/Sakari Oramo, Sibelius concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra/Santtu-Mattias Rouvali at Mikkeli Festival, and a tour with the Hong Kong Philharmonic/Roberto Gonzales-Monjas.
In 2021, Inmo released his second Deutsche Grammophon album [The Genetics of Strings]. His debut album - 24 Caprices by N. Paganini - was recorded live as part of the Kumho Art Hall residency and released under the same label in 2019.
Inmo studied with Namyoon Kim at Korea National University of Arts, Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and Antje Weithaas at Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin. He is now studying at Kronberg Academy with Antje Weithaas. Inmo is playing on a violin by G. B. Guadagnini of Turin kindly loaned by Jane Ng through J & A Beare and the Beare’s International Violin Society for The International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition. Inmo is currently based in Berlin.
UPCOMING
Apr 15, 2023
Barbican, London, UK
BBC Symphony/Sakari Oramo
Dvorak Concerto
Apr 22, 2023
Auditorio Principe Felipe, Oviedo, Spain
BBC Symphony/Sakari Oramo
Beethoven Concerto
Apr 24, 2023
Victor Villegas Auditorium, Murcia, Spain
BBC Symphony/Sakari Oramo
Beethoven Concerto
Apr 28, 2023
Kleine Zaal, Concertgebouw Amsterdam
Korngold Piano Quintet
with Shin Sihan, Takehiro Konoe, Mon-Puo Lee, Gorka Plada Giron
May 5-6, 2023
Madetoja Hall, Oulu, Finland
Oulu Symphony/Rumon Gamba
Beethoven Concerto
May 27, 2023
Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, Italy
Recital at Paganini Festival with Yannick Rafalimanana
Works by Matteis, Schumann, Boulanger, Paganini, Franck
Jun 7, 2023
Naantali Music Festival, Finland
Lahti Symphony/John Storgårds
Dvorak Concerto
Aug 1, 2023
Mikkeli Festival, Finland
Recital with Irina Zahharenkova
Works by Suk, Janáček, Schumann, Franck
Aug 3, 2023
Mikkeli Festival, Finland
Philharmonia/Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Sibelius Concerto
REPERTOIRE
Barber violin concerto op.14
Bartok violin concerto no.1 sz.36
Beethoven violin concerto in D major op.61
Berg violin concerto “to the memory of an angel”
Bernstein Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”
Brahms violin concerto in D major op.77
Bruch Scottish Fantasy in E-flat major op.46
Bruch violin concerto in G minor op.26
Dvorak violin concerto in A minor op.53
Elgar violin concerto in B minor op.61
Hindemith violin concerto (1939)
Lalo Symphonie Espagnole op.21
Korngold violin concerto in D major op.35
Mendelssohn violin concerto in E minor op.64
Mozart violin concerto no.1 in B-flat major K.207
Mozart violin concerto no.2 in D major K.211
Mozart violin concerto no.3 in G major K.216
Mozart violin concerto no.4 in D major K.218
Mozart violin concerto no.5 in A major K.219
Nielsen violin concerto op.33
Paganini violin concerto no.1 in D major op.6
Paganini violin concerto no.2 in B minor op.7
Paganini violin concerto no.3 in E major MS 50
Paganini violin concerto no.4 in D minor MS 60
Paganini violin concerto no.5 in A minor MS 78
Prokofiev violin concerto no.1 in D major op.19
Prokofiev violin concerto no.2 in G minor op.63
Saint Saens violin concerto in B minor op.61
Schumann Fantasy in C major op.131
Schumann violin concerto in D minor WoO23
Shostakovich violin concerto in A minor op.77
Sibelius violin concerto in D minor op.47
Szymanowski violin concerto no.1 op.35
Tchaikovsky violin concerto in D major op.35




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