Live Performance of Original Work with Improvisation
Yeosu, Korea
2023. June. 15.

Cover Image by Daeun Kim

Kiwa Underwaterㅣ물 밑 기와

Leeds Lieder Festival Live Performance
27 April 2019

Will Thomas, Tenor
Yeonjoon Yoon (Joon Yoon), Piano

Φλοῦς (Cortex)
Composed by Dimitrios Rontsis
Based on the text by Char March

Φλοῦς (Cortex) by Dimitrios Rontsis

"무악(MUAK)" is the name of the district in Seoul where I reside, and it's where shamans reside along the mountain lines of In-wang. In Korean, "무악" happens to mean ‘Shaman Dance’. This work portrays the mysterious energy of the shamans, whose sound and presence I encountered during occasional strolls along the In-wang mountain. 

Composed and Performed by 
Yeonjoon Yoon

Mixed and Mastered by
Hyomin Kang

Recorded at Brickwall Studio, Seoul

무악 MUAK

The creation of this étude stemmed from my obsession with groove, inspired by pop beats, namely the UK Garage genre. This was further deepened by the works of the South Korean painter Sangnam Lee, whose pieces I encountered at the Perrotin in Seoul. His works are products of repeated grinding, which almost attain the level of flawlessness seen in machine-made products. I found his craftsmanship analogous to playing the acoustic piano in a digital age: while repeated sounds can be flawlessly executed and created by machines, I somehow find meaning and value in striving to reach that state manually on the piano.

This work is intended to be paired by Étude No. 1, Op. 10 by Frédéric Chopin & Étude No. 2 by Philip Glass; its predecessors.

Composed and Performed by 
Yeonjoon Yoon

Mixed and Mastered by
Hyomin Kang

Recorded at Brickwall Studio, Seoul

Étude for Piano No. 1, 'Recursion' 피아노를 위한 연습곡 1번 '회귀'

Performed by 
Yeonjoon Yoon

Mixed and Mastered by
Hyomin Kang

Recorded at Brickwall Studio, Seoul
11 May 2024

Philip Glass: Étude for Piano Book 1, No 2

Composition by Eleanor Lee and Yeonjoon Yoon

I try not to look.
So, I don’t have any ideas.
It’s just that my eyes are open.
Because my eyes aren’t focused on only one place.
I only felt the remains of a bird that has taken
Wing towards a dark place.

보려고 하지 않습니다.
그러니 아무 생각도 없습니다.
그저 눈만 뜨고 있을 뿐입니다.
그러나 눈망울은 한 곳에 머물지 않기에
저 어둠 속으로 날아 가 버린 새의 흔적이
느껴질 뿐입니다.

Cover Image:
‘Eluhim’ (1960) by Leonora Carrington

Fowl Nirvana

Composition by Ebe Oke & Yeonjoon Yoon

Cover Image by Ebe Oke

Ebe Oke: https://soundcloud.com/ebeoke

Open The Door: Part 1

Live from JCC Concert Hall, Seoul.
2024.AUG.29.

JCC콘서트홀 실황
2024.08.29.

Composition, Arrangement, and Piano - Yeonjoon Yoon
Haegeum - Yeji Kim
Percussion - Jihye Kim
Mixing/Mastering - Hyomin Kang

작곡, 편곡, 및 피아노 - 윤연준
해금 - 김예지
타악 - 김지혜
믹싱/마스터링 - 강효민

산명SANMYEONG

Live from JCC Concert Hall, Seoul.
2024.AUG.29.

JCC콘서트홀 실황
2024.08.29.

Composition and Piano - Yeonjoon Yoon
Mixing/Mastering - Hyomin Kang

작곡 및 피아노 - 윤연준
믹싱/마스터링 - 강효민

움UM

20241103

Kyungso Park, Gayageum
Remi Klemensiewicz, Digital Sounds & Voice
Yeonjoon Yoon, Piano

at Joon Kim's Residency, Korea

with recorded sounds of the streams of Gyechon, Korea.

20241103 IN DARKNESS

Yeonjoon Yoon, Piano
Yeji Kim, Haegeum
Jihye Kim, Percussion
Eunsil Noh, Voice

20240829
LIVE from JCC Concert Hall, SEOUL

Hyomin Kang, RecordingㅣMixingㅣMastering

20240829 IMPROV

Live from JCC Concert Hall, Seoul.
2024.AUG.29.

JCC콘서트홀 실황
2024.08.29.

Composition, Arrangement, and Piano - Yeonjoon Yoon
Haegeum - Yeji Kim
Percussion - Jihye Kim
Voice - Eunsil Noh
Mixing/Mastering - Hyomin Kang

작곡, 편곡, 및 피아노 - 윤연준
해금 - 김예지
타악 - 김지혜
노래 - 노은실
믹싱/마스터링 - 강효민

Copyright © 2024 Yeonjoon Yoon 윤연준 尹涓埈. All rights reserved.

물 밑 기와 kiwa underwater

pianistㅣcomposer

Yeonjoon Yoon is a versatile artist, creating and performing music that is both accessible and experimental, blending tradition with innovation, centered around the piano and synthesizer.

In 2024, he was chosen as a recipient of the Young Artist Scheme by the Arts Council Korea and premiered his original composition project UM움 in collaboration with traditional Korean musicians at the Barbican Center in London and JCC Art Center in Seoul. His next project is the Chopin-Glass-Yoon Études for Piano, created in collaboration with electronic musicians. He contributed to the arrangement of the tvN drama Maestra and director Myung-se Lee’s film The Killers.

Yoon was the first Korean to unanimously win the prestigious Gold Medal at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and was named a Rising Star by BBC Music Magazine. He has won and placed in international piano competitions in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, the United States, and Japan. He has performed at world-renowned venues such as the Seoul Arts Center, New York's Lincoln Center, London's Barbican Centre, and Palau de la Música in Spain. His collaborations include performances with the Fort Worth Symphony, Hastings Philharmonic, Guildhall Symphony, Peabody Sinfonietta, members of the Guarneri and Ying Quartets, and the concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic. His artistic work spans a wide range of fields, including solo piano recitals, chamber music, concerto performances, contemporary music, improvisation, interdisciplinary arts, film music, and popular music.

Yoon pursued his classical training at leading institutions, including the Korea National University of Arts Preparatory School, Yewon School, Peabody Preparatory School, Juilliard School, Yale School of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, all on full scholarships.

Yeonjoon Yoon 윤연준 尹涓埈

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