Suyeon Kang

Suyeon Kang
강수연
Born (1989-06-23) June 23, 1989
South Korea
CitizenshipAustralian
OccupationsViolinist and academic teacher
Organization(s)Folkwang University of the Arts ; Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler

Suyeon Kang (Korean: 강수연; born June 23, 1989) is a South Korean and Australian violinist and academic teacher.[1][2] She has been based in Germany since 2007.

Activity

Kang is a founding member of the string trio Trio Boccherini,[3] and in 2023 became the newest and youngest member of one of the world's leading string quartets, the Belcea Quartet.[4]

She previously served as concertmaster of the Kammerakademie Potsdam[5] (2019–2025) and was a long standing member of the Camerata Bern (2017–2024), frequently serving as its leader.[6]

Since 2025 she is on the International Artistic Committee of Musethica.[7]

Teaching

As of 2026 Kang serves as Professor of Chamber Music at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen,[5] and also maintains a prolific violin class at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin.[8][9]

She was previously a long-term (2015–2021) teaching assistant of Antje Weithaas.[5]

Awards

Kang has won several international awards: Michael Hill International Violin Competition[10] (becoming the first Australian to receive top honors in the history of the contest),[11] Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition,[12] Buenos Aires, and Bayreuth.[13] Prior to her relocation to Europe she was named the grand prize winner of the Australian Young Performer of the Year[14] at the age of 16.

She is also a special prize winner at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis[15] and the Leopold Mozart Competition in Augsburg.[4]

Background & Education

Kang was born in 1989 in Seoul to South Korean parents. The family relocated to Canada and then to Australia, where Kang received her first violin lessons with Josette Esquedin Morgan at the age of 6,[16] later continuing with the late Alice Waten[17] and Goetz Richter.

In 2004 at the age of 14, she attended the Australian National Academy of Music.[18] Between the ages of 14 and 16, she was awarded several Australian instrumental accolades, including the John Curro National Youth Concerto Competition,[19] 2MBS Fine Music Sydney Young Performer's Awards,[20] the Dorcas McClean Travelling Scholarship[21] and the ABC Young Performers Awards.[14]

In 2007 Kang moved to Germany, obtaining her diploma under the tutelage of Daniel Gaede at the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg. She completed her postgraduate studies in Berlin at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin (Masters and Konzertexamen) under Antje Weithaas, also serving as her long-term teaching assistant.

Her chamber music teachers were the late Hatto Beyerle (Alban Berg Quartett) and Rainer Schmidt (violinist) of the Hagen Quartet.[22][23]

Recordings

Kang has recorded extensively in a solo capacity, as a chamber musician, and as a director of chamber orchestras.

-Bloch Violin pieces / Bartok Violin Sonata n.1 (Atoll, 2018)[24]

-Bach: Koriolov, Vinnitskaya, Georgieva/Kammerakademie Potsdam (Alpha, 2019)[25]

-Beethoven Complete String Trios op. 9/ op.3, op.8 (Genuin, 2019/2021)[3]

-Hungarian String Trios (BIS, 2024)[26]

-Mélodies Infines (Naxos, 2024)

-Belcea Quartet: Debussy & Syzmanowski (Alpha, 2025)[27]

-Belcea Quartet/Quatuor Ébène: Mendelssohn & Enescu (Warner & Erato, 2025)

-Conversations à Trois, Franco-Belgian String Trios (BIS, 2026)

-Ning Feng/Kammerdamie Potsdam/Suyeon Kang - Complete Mozart Concertos volume 1 (Channel Classics, 2026)[28]

References

  1. ^ "Musikhochschule Hanns Eisler: Die Meisterlichen". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  2. ^ "Eröffnungskonzert von Euroclassic 2024: Einfach wunderbar - Pirmasens". www.rheinpfalz.de (in German). 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  3. ^ a b "String Trios op. 9 Nos. 1-3". das Orchester (in German). Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  4. ^ a b "VC Artist Suyeon Kang Joins The Belcea Quartet". The Violin Channel. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
  5. ^ a b c "Suyeon Kang Professorin an der Folkwang Universität der Künste". www.hfm-berlin.de (in German). 2025-10-16. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  6. ^ "Camerata Bern". Camerata Bern (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  7. ^ , also serving as her long-term assistant. "International Artistic Committee". Musethica International. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  8. ^ "Josephine Chung erfolgreich beim Instrumentalwettbewerb Markneukirchen". www.hfm-berlin.de (in German). 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  9. ^ "Beatrice Colombis wins Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2026". www.hfm-berlin.de. 2026-06-09. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  10. ^ "Suyeon Kang wins Michael Hill International Violin Competition in New Zealand". The Strad. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  11. ^ "Chamber Music New Zealand presents SUYEON KANG & STEPHEN DE PLEDGE | TheatreRoyal". Theatre Royal Nelson. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  12. ^ "Menuhin Competition". www.menuhincompetition.org. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  13. ^ Channel, The Violin (2020-04-07). "VC ARTIST | Suyeon Kang - Michael Hill International Competition 1st Prize Winner". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  14. ^ a b "Young Performers Awards". Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  15. ^ Niles, Laurie. "Special Prizes and Gala Closing Ceremony in the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis". Violinist.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  16. ^ "Suyeon Kang". Music on TIDAL. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  17. ^ Mills, Jennifer (2022-07-26). "Vale Australian violinist and pedagogue Alice Waten, who has died at the age of 75". ABC Classic. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  18. ^ Ltd, August Pty. "2025 Alumni Achievements | Australian National Academy of Music". ANAM. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  19. ^ Channel, The Violin (2019-10-16). "Prizes Awarded at Australian National Youth Concerto Competition". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  20. ^ "Young Virtuoso Award - 2MBS". 2MBS. Archived from the original on 2025-05-21. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  21. ^ Walker, Amanda (2026-01-15). "Violinists compete for Dorcas McClean Scholarship, richest prize for violinists in Australia". Faculty of Fine Arts and Music. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  22. ^ CHANNEL, THE VIOLIN (2023-10-18). "Alban Berg Quartett Founding Violist Hatto Beyerle has Died, Aged 90". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  23. ^ deutschlandfunkkultur.de (2020-03-16). "Welcome Europe – Erste Europäische Kammermusik Akademie Leipzig - Das Trio Boccherini". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  24. ^ "Suyeon Kang & Stephen De Pledge". HIGHRESAUDIO. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  25. ^ Bach – Evgeni Koroliov, Anna Vinnitskaya, Ljupka Hadzi Georgieva, Kammerakademie Potsdam - Concertos For Pianos, 2019, retrieved 2026-06-11
  26. ^ Banks, Janet. "The Strad Recommends: Trio Boccherini: Hungarian String Trios". The Strad. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  27. ^ "CD BELCEA QUARTET mit Streichquartetten von DEBUSSY und SZYMANOWSKI; Alpha". Online Merker (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  28. ^ "Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos | Outhere Music". outhere-music.com. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
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