Hyuk Namkoong is a South Korean concert pianist currently based in Sheffield. He has a wide range of performing and teaching experiences. He was previously under the tutelage of Petras Geniusas when he did his MMus degree in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (2015-2017). Hyuk regularly performs in South Yorkshire and other regions in the UK, some of the examples include: the Beverley Minster, St Michael’s Church in Macclesfield, Sheffield Cathedral, Cafe#9, etc. He is also the conductor for the University of Sheffield Concert Orchestra and works as a piano tutor at the Sheffield Music Academy. His previous achievements include winning first Prize in the New Piano Stars Competition (2015) in Glasgow, first prize in the Young Musician of the Gulf and The Best Pianist Award & Most Promising Bahrain-Based Musician Award (2010), and third prize in the First International Chopin Competition in Kuwait (2010)

Programme:

J.S. Bach - Keyboard Partita No.2 in C minor, BWV 826
P. Tchaikovsky - Selection from "The Seasons", Op. 37
F. Schubert - Wanderer Fantasy in C major D 760

Tickets: £12.00