Sean Jeong
Age: 12
Birthplace: Seoul, Korea
Biography:
Sean was born in Seoul, Korea on November 2, 1995. He
immigrated to the United States with his family when he was
5 years old. It was not easy for him to adjust to the new
culture and language at such a young age. Sean started
playing piano and viola when he was 7 years old. He showed
interest in piano but did not practice very hard. Since he
attended Opus119 school of music as a student under the
guidance of Ms Jenny Shin in 2007, his musical talent and
inclination has been accelerated. Sean is a straight
4-quarter Honor Roll student at Parks Junior High School in
Fullerton. He is also in the Honor Society Club. He
received 1st degree black belt in Tae-kwon-do in October,
2007. He likes to read science books, especially about
space science and he wants to be a space scientist when he
grows up. His hobbies are playing computer games, biking
and playing with Ginger, his dog.
Awards
History
2008
Cypress Piano Competition Classical Era – 1st place
2008
Orange County Korean Culture Center Piano Competition – 1st
place
2008
MTAC LA Branch Scholarship Music Competition – 1st place
2008
MTAC State Solo Piano Competition – Honorable mention
2008
Emerging Artists Piano Competition – 1st place
2007
Korea Times Young Musicians Competition – 3rd place
2007
California International Young Artists Competition –
Honorable mention
2007
SYMF Open Solo – 2nd place
2007
SYMF Open Baroque – 2nd place
Current
Repertoire
λ Piano
Concerto No.1, C Major – Beethoven
λ Concert Paraphrase of Rigoletto ( Verdi ) – Liszt
λ Sonata # 14, Op 27., No. 2 c# minor – Beethoven
λ Prelude & Fugue No.4 (WTCI) c# minor – J. S. Bach
λ Desperate Measures – Robert Muczynski
λ Prelude & Fugue No.13 (WTCI) F# major – J. S. Bach
λ Nocturne Op.48, No.1 in c minor – Chopin
λ Paganini Etude No.3 “La Campanella” – Liszt
λ Sonata No.20 Op.49, No.2 in G Major – Beethoven
λ Excursion #4 – Samuel Barber
λ Italian Concerto – J. S. Bach