YEON WOOK JEONG

AGE 53  I  SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA  I  SOUTH KOREA
ENTREPRENEUR/ATTORNEY

Yeon Wook Jeong’s first piano lessons, at 5, were with his father, a high school music teacher. Though he’s not sure of his depth of understanding at a young age, he says: “I have always been captivated by the sheer beauty and joy of music, and playing the piano became such an essential part of my identity that I cannot imagine my life without it, regardless of my non-musical career.” After earning a law degree from Seoul National University, Yeon Wook served a stint as an intelligence officer in the Korean Air Force, then was a deputy director in the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which included work in U.S.- and Canada-Korean relations, as well as with the United Nations. He then earned a J.D. from Columbia Law School and went on to work as a corporate lawyer in the United States and Korea, before founding Tombali, a legal translation service, in 2015. In his free time, he regularly plays tennis in a local club.

Repertoire

Preliminary Round

BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 30 in E Major, op. 109

Semifinal Round 

BACH Italian Concerto, BWV 971
CHOPIN Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, op. 23
KAPUSTIN Concert Etude in B-flat Major, op. 40, no. 6 “Pastoral”

Final Round 

MOZART Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 (I)