Jiyoon Hyun

The South Korean pianist Jiyoon Hyun, born in Seoul, began her musical journey at the age of five with a toy piano gifted by her grandfather.

Her passion for the piano has remained a central part of her life ever since. She graduated from the Seoul Arts High School and went on to earn her bachelor's degree from Seoul National University.

In 2019, she began studying for her Master’s degree at the University of the Arts in Bremen with Martin von der Heydt. During this period, she was awarded two scholarships: one from the German Orchestra Foundation and another from the German Music Council (Deutscher Musikrat), involving a concert at the Clavier-Salon in Göttingen. Additionally, she received positive feedback in the master class of Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń, a jury member for the International Chopin Piano Competition.

Thanks to her fellow composer Kyungjin Lim, she discovered the joy of contemporary music and is still fascinated by it today, which has led to various collaborations with contemporary composers.

She joined the contemporary music organization, the ensemble SONOR XXI, in 2018, and since 2020, has been its artistic director.

In 2023, she was equally active in South Korea as a pianist and initiator of numerous performances. Highlights include ›Voice of Women‹, a project to publicize works by uncelebrated female composers, as well as the reading-cum-concert ›Between Book and Music‹, a project that connects music and books.

She is currently the pianist for the 24/25 season of the International Ensemble Moderne Academy.