| Sunwook Kim | |
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| Born | Sunwook Kim April 22, 1988 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Korean National University of Arts (Piano 2008), Royal Academy of Music |
| Occupation | Pianist |
| Sunwook Kim | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 김선욱 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Seonuk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sǒnuk |
Sunwook Kim (born in Seoul, 1988) is a South Korean pianist.
He came under international spotlight when he won the Leeds Competition in 2006, becoming not only the competition's youngest winner in 40 years, but also its first Asian winner. Kim's performance for the finals (Brahms's Concerto No. 1) won unanimous praise from the press, and led to concerto engagements with UK's finest orchestras as well as various recitals around Europe.
At the time of the competition, Kim was a student at the Korea National University of Arts under Daejin Kim. He had also previously won the IX Ettlingen Competition and the XVIII Concours Clara Haskil. He was awarded the Artist of the Year prizes from the Daewon Cultural Foundation (2005) and Kumho Asiana Group (2007).
He is currently studying conducting at Royal Academy of Music in London.