Joyce Yang

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Pianist Joyce Yang was born in Seoul, Korea on April 11^th, 1986.^{[citation needed]}

Joyce began playing piano at age four as her aunt's first piano student; at age ten, she entered the Korean National Conservatory.^{[citation needed]} In 1997, Joyce moved to New York and began studying in Juilliard's pre-college division.^{[citation needed]} She gained international renown during the 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, in which she was awarded the silver medal despite being the competition's youngest participant.^{[citation needed]} During the same competition, Joyce was also awarded both the Steven De Groote Memorial Award for Best Performance of Chamber Music, as well as the Beverley Taylor Smith Award for the Best Performance of a New Work.^{[citation needed]}

Currently, Joyce is touring the U.S., playing concerts with numerous orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra.^{[citation needed]}

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