Jinsang gained the international recognition by winning the 1st prize at the Concours Géza Anda in Zurich in 2009, as well as winning all the special prizes for the first time in the history of the competition. Prior to that, Jinsang won the first prizes in Hong Kong International Piano Competition (2008, chaired by Vladimir Ashkenazy) and the International Pianoforte Competition Cologne, Germany (2005) following numerous top prizes in Korea and Japan.
Prestigious orchestras chose Jinsang for concerts including Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Berner Symphonieorchester, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Nürnberger Symphonieorchester, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich and WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne. He also performed at music festivals such as Busoni Festival, Lucerne Festival, Montreux Festival and Ruhr Piano Festival.
Discography: Live recording of the Concours Géza Anda (2009), Hiller-Mendelssohn-Chopin piano pieces, recorded with both antique and modern Steinway pianos (2011), Schumann: Piano Sonatas for the Young, Op. 118 / 5 Gesänge der Frühe (2015), Georgy Sviridov recorded with the Beethoven Trio Bonn (2017) and 3 CDs of Beethoven’s piano trio works with Beethoven Trio Bonn (2020).
Jinsang started his musical education in Korea, continued his studies in Nürnberg and Cologne and finished in Salzburg. In search of the perfect sound, he educated himself the entire piano manufacturing process and the technique in Steinway Hamburg factory and Steinway Austria.
A passionate chamber musician, he is a member of Beethoven Trio Bonn and currently a faculty member at the Korea National University of Arts.
