Seohyeon Park performs Rode's Caprice No. 9 in E Major

Seohyeon Park, 14, South Korea, performing Rode's Caprice No. 9 in E Major from 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 22 at the Menuhin Competition #Richmond2021 Junior First Rounds.

Born in 2005, Seohyeon Park started playing the violin at seven years old. Aged 11, he gave his debut at the Seoul Arts Center Recital Hall. He currently studies with Sunny Lee at the Seoul Central Conservatory. He has won 1st Prize at many competitions. In 2020, he won 1st Prize at the Korean Chamber Orchestra National Music Competition and Grand Prize at the Strad National Music Competition.

Seohyeon was selected as a scholarship student for culture and the arts by the Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-gu Scholarship Foundation in 2019. In 2020, he was selected for the Kumho Prodigy recital series in 2020, and will give a recital at the Kumho Art Hall in July 2021.

Founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983, the Menuhin Competition is the world's leading international competition for young violinists. The Competition attracts hundreds of entries from countries across the globe, choosing only 44 of the world’s very best young violinists to participate. Held every two years in a different world city the Competition discovers, encourages and nurtures exceptionally talented young musicians from all corners of the world under the age of 22 years to develop into the next generation of great artists.

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