Biography
Duo Yoo + Kim is a leading South-Korean piano duo. Pianist Jackie Jaekyung Yoo and conductor/pianist Yoon-Jee Kim came together in 2010 in Hannover, where they were both studying at the time. They made an immediate mark in the field of piano duo by winning the International Piano Competition "Chopin Roma" in Italy (2010), and a year after that, the International Piano Duo Competition in Poland. They further proved their caliber by winning a prize at Dranoff International Two Piano Competition.
Yoo, who has won over 20 piano competitions that belong to the World Federation of International Music Competitions, and Kim, music director of Solius Orchestra, have been receiving critical acclaim in their duo career, which now spans almost a decade. They have been featured as guests on BBC (UK) and NDR Radio (Germany) and at festivals such as Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, and in 2014, they served as jury members of the National Chopin Competition in Colombia. Duo Yoo + Kim have been performing around the world, and both pianists are currently faculty members at Hochschule für Musik Hannover.
Duo Yoo + Kim is a leading South-Korean piano duo. Pianist Jackie Jaekyung Yoo and conductor/pianist Yoon-Jee Kim came together in 2010 in Hannover, where they were both studying at the time. They made an immediate mark in the field of piano duo by winning the International Piano Competition "Chopin Roma" in Italy (2010), and a year after that, the International Piano Duo Competition in Poland. They further proved their caliber by winning a prize at Dranoff International Two Piano Competition.
Yoo, who has won over 20 piano competitions that belong to the World Federation of International Music Competitions, and Kim, music director of Solius Orchestra, have been receiving critical acclaim in their duo career, which now spans almost a decade. They have been featured as guests on BBC (UK) and NDR Radio (Germany) and at festivals such as Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, and in 2014, they served as jury members of the National Chopin Competition in Colombia. Duo Yoo + Kim have been performing around the world, and both pianists are currently faculty members at Hochschule für Musik Hannover.