Yeontaek Oh

Pianist Yeontaek Oh made his concerto debut with the Wonju Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 13. Since then, he has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the Daegu Philharmonic Orchestra, Daejeon Pop Orchestra, Euro-Asian Orchestra, Gwangju Philharmonic Orchestra, Jeonju Clamu Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of the University of Alicante, CRR-Cergy Orchestra, Freiburg Musikhochschule Orchestra, Morocco Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, and Rome Tre University Orchestra. In addition to winning over ten national competitions in Korea including the prestigious Joong-ang Music Competition, Oh has won international awards such as the Valsesia Musica International Piano Competition (2nd Prize), PalmaD’oro International Piano Competition (2nd Prize), Concours International de Piano de Lyon (3rd Prize), Concorso International Pianistica “Piana del Cavaliere” (2nd Prize), Piano Campus International Competition (1st Prize), Animato International Piano Competition (3rd Prize), and the Morocco Philharmonic Orchestra Competition (2nd Prize). He also recently won prizes at the Arthur Lepthien Wettbewerb (1st Prize), Frechilla-Zuloaga International Piano Competition (1st Prize), Rome Chopin International Competition (2nd Prize), and the Prix du Bern (2nd prize).

Oh studied at Seoul National University and New England Conservatory, where he graduated with honors and a Gilbert Foundation scholarship. He recently finished his Konzertexamen degree at Hochschule für Musik Freiburg as the recipient of a DAAD scholarship, as well as a Concertiste degree at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris with a full scholarship. Currently, he is pursuing his DMA at Manhattan School of Music.