Yung-Wook Yoo "seems to have all the gifts: lovely sound, unlimited technique, musicianship, all that it takes." Harold C. Schoenberg, American Record Guide, March-April 2001

Yung-Wook Yoo was born on the 27^th of December, 1977, in Seoul, Korea, where he began his musical studies.He gave his first recital when he was 10 years old in the Ye-eum Hall playing his own compositions. It was then that his exceptional talent was revealed, resulting in several grants towards his education and his later move to the United States. In 1991 he enrolled in the class of Katherine Parker, at Juilliard Pre-College, and continued his studies there with Professor Martin Canin. Yoo is presently studying at the Juilliard School under the tutelage of Professor Jerome Lowenthal.

Yung-Wook Yoo has won several national and international competitions -among them, the prestigious Kosciuszko Chopin Competition in the United States, and the Montreal International Music Competition. He has given recitals in Korea and has performed as soloist with many Korean orchestras including the Seoul Philharmonic. He has also been invited to play in Seoul in the Music Symposium for young gifted Korean musicians.

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