Jooyoung Chang
Conducting Candidate 2025
Biography
Place of Birth
Seoul (KR)
Place of Residence
Vienna (AT)
Studies
- University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (AT), Prof. Zuzanna Niederdorfer
University of Music and Performing Arts of Vienna, Prof. Mark Stringer
Prizes
- Roma International Piano Competition 2019 (IT), 3rd Prize
- International Competition for Young Pianists “A step towards mastery” 2017 (RU), Special Prize
- International Piano Competition “Premio Città die Padova” 2016 (IT), 1st Prize
Highlights
- Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna (AT), Graduation Concert, 2025
- Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (CZ), Masterclass with Petr Popelka, 2024
- Beethoven Philharmonie Baden bei Wien (AT), Assistant Conductor, 2023
- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (BG), Student Project, 2025
COMPETITION PROGRAMME
First Round - Haute École de Musique de Genève Orchestra
- L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
- F. Schubert: Symphony No. 5
Second Round - Orchestre de Chambre de Genève
- I. Stravinsky: Danses concertantes
- P.I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
- R. Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Semi-Final 1 - Orchestre de Chambre de Genève
- G. Bizet: Symphony in C
- L. Farrenc: Symphony No. 3
- F. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 « Scottish »
Semi-Final 2 - Ensemble Contrechamps
- Ligeti: Kammerkonzert
- U. Chin: Gougalon
Semi-Final 3 - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
- C. Debussy: La Mer
- R. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (1st movement)
- R. Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 (1st movement)
Final Round 1 - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
- 3 finalist works from the Composition Competition
Final Round 2 - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
- R. Strauss: Don Juan
- I. Stravinsky: The Firebird, Suite 1919
Events
During this first round of the Conducting Competition, the 24 candidates will each have 25 minutes of public rehearsal with the Orchestre de la Haute école de musique de Genève to work on or run through excerpts from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 and Schubert’s Symphony No. 5, drawn by lot at the beginning of the round.
Ballot n°1
Beethoven – Symphony n°2, 1st movement (Adagio molto – Allegro con brio)
Schubert – Symphony n°5, 3rd movement (Menuetto: Allegro molto)
Ballot n°2
Beethoven – Symphony n°2, 2nd movement (Larghetto)
Schubert – Symphony n°5, 4th movement (Allegro vivace)
Ballot n°3
Beethoven – Symphony n°2, 3rd movement (Scherzo: Allegro)
Schubert – Symphony n°5, 1st movement (Allegro)
Ballot n°4
Beethoven – Symphony n°2, 4th movement (Allegro molto)
Schubert – Symphony n°5, 2nd movement (Andante con moto)
SESSION 1 – FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER, 14:00
SESSION 2 – FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER, 19:00
SESSION 3 – SATURDAY 1st NOVEMBER, 14:00
- Jacobus De Jager
- Nicolò Azzena
- Guro Ansteensen Haugli
- Nathanaël Iselin
- Josephine Korda
- Zhongling Fang
SESSION 4 – SATURDAY 1st NOVEMBER, 19:00
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Open to the public
Sessions at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
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Auditorium Ansermet
Passage Marie-Claude Leburgue 2
1205 Genève
