Jeanne You, also You Ji-yeoun, (born August 23, 1978 in

Yeosu Yeosu (; ''Yeosu-si''), historically also Yosu, and known to the Japanese as Reisui during the period when Korea was under Japanese rule, is a city located on the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula in South Jeolla Province, South Korea and ...

) is a South Korean classical pianist.

Education and professional career

She began studying the piano at the age of five. After attending Yewon Art School in Seoul she became a student of Laszlo Simon at the

Berlin University of the Arts The Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK; also known in English as the Berlin University of the Arts), situated in Berlin, Germany, is the largest art school in Europe. It is a public art and design school, and one of the four research universiti ...

and continued her studies with Klaus Bäßler and Georg Sava at the

Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler ' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right to ...

. In 2005 she graduated with the degree of "Konzertexamen". She attended masterclasses with

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, and

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. She teaches piano at the

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(since 2006) in

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and in addition since 2009 at the

Awards

*1995: 2nd Prize, Göttingen International Chopin Competition *1997: 4th Prize, Konzerteum International Piano Competition *2000: 3rd Prize, 51st

Viotti International Music Competition The Viotti International Music Competition ( it, Concorso Internazionale di Musica Viotti), named after the Italian composer and violinist Gian (Giovanni) Battista Viotti (1755–1824), is held every year in Vercelli, Piedmont. It was founded by vi ...

*2001: 3rd Prize, 8th International Johannes Brahms Competition *2004: 1st Prize, 2nd Berlin Pianoforte Competition *2004: 1st Prize, International Young Musicians Platform Bromsgrove

Performing career

Jeanne You has performed widely in Germany, the UK and Korea. In 2007 she appeared in the

Salle Gaveau The Salle Gaveau, named after the French piano maker Gaveau, is a classical concert hall in Paris, located at 45-47 rue La Boétie, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It is particularly intended for chamber music. Construction The plans for th ...

in Paris, in 2006 at the Musica Nova Festival in Glasgow and in 2005 at the Bolzano Piano Festival. In summer 2007 she performed Fantasies and Dances of the 19th century virtuoso Charles Voss at his birthplace in Schmarsow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

External links

Homepage of J.You entry at International Johannes Brahms Competition 2001entry in World Federation of International Music Competitions,Genevaentry at the Bolzano Piano Festival 2004homepage at Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresdenhomepage at Universität der Künste Berlin
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