IGPA 2021




Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1994, she began her studies in the Pre-College at the Korean National Institute for the Gifted in Arts with Professor Daejin Kim. In 2011, she moved to the Hannover Music Conservatory, where she is currently enrolled in the class of Professor Bernd Goetzke in the prestigious program „Konzertexamen“. In addition, she also deepens her knowledge of chamber music with Professor Markus Becker.

He has appeared at such venues as the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Weimarhalle and National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. He has performed in the International Mozart Festival in Salzburg and the Weimar Music Festival. He has worked with such ensembles as the Orchestra of the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa and the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra. He has won the G. B. Viotti International Music Competition in Vercelli, the Cantu Piano and Orchestra Competition and the Singapore Piano Competition.


“Ilia was born in 2001 in Saint-Petersburg. At the age of eight he entered the Children’s art school named after S. V. Rachmaninoff (class of Gemma Sedletskaya), at the age of nine he became the winner of the International youth competition dedicated to the Work of ‘Fryderyk Chopin’ (Saint-Petersburg).
In 2011 he entered the Secondary Special Music School of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov (class of honored artist of Russia, Professor Alexander Sandler). Since 2019 he is a student of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov (class of honored artist of Russia, Professor Alexander Sandler). At the age of 13 he gave his first solo concert on the stage of the State Academic Capella of St. Petersburg. Ilia participated in master classes of Grigory Gruzman, Pavel Nersesian, Andrei Diev and Alexander Mdoianz. Ilia is a winner of many international competitions, including the 10th International Tchaikovsky youth competition (also winner of the special prize for the best performance of works by I. S. Bach) (Astana, 2017), the 11th International Chopin competition of young pianists (Estonia, 2016), “Astana Piano Passion” (Astana, 2017). He is the winner of the IIId All-Russian music competition (Moscow, 2018), “Young Talents of Russia” (Moscow, 2019) and the Ist all-Russian Interconservatory Competition “Piano Today” (Saint-Petersburg, 2020). He is an active member of the Youth section of the Association of laureates of the International competition named after P. I. Tchaikovsky. Soloist of the St. Petersburg Music House since 2016. He collaborated with such conductors as Alexander Titov, Yuri Tkachenko, Alexander Kantorov, Timur Zangiyev, Alexander Sladkovsky, Fabio Mastrangelo, Denis Vlasenko. Ilia has performed with such orchestras as state academic Symphony orchestra named after E. F. Svetlanov, The Mariinsky orchestra, the RNO, The academic Symphony orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Russian Symphony orchestra, the State Symphony orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan, the St. Petersburg State Symphony orchestra, the State Symphony orchestra “Classics”, the Symphony orchestra “Northern Symphony”, the State Symphony orchestra “New Russia”. Ilia performs in the best halls of Moscow, St. Petersburg, other cities of Russia and abroad. Participates in music festivals, including the Valery Gergiev festival “Faces of modern pianism” (2016, 2017), the international Tchaikovsky youth festival (2018, 2019), the International Sergei Rachmaninoff festival “White lilac” (2018), the International festival ” Musical Spring “(2020), the XX International festival” International Week of Conservatories “(2020), the XI International Festival” Silver Lyre ” (2020) and other festivals in Russia and abroad.

Pianist Youngho Park was born in Incheon, South Korea in 1993. Most recently, he was first prize winner at the 22nd Ile de France International Piano Competition, garnering six recitals throughout France in the 21/22 season.
In the same month he won 1st prize at the Oeiras piano competition in Portugal and 3rd prize at the Ricard Viñes international piano competition in Spain, and was invited to several piano festivals and piano recitals in Portugal and Spain. And He also won at Online Competitions due to Covid Pandamic. He won 1st Prize with several Concert engagements and Schorlarships at the NOMEA Competition, 1st Prize and Concert engagement in Spain at the ‘Citta di San Dona di Piave’ International Piano Competition. His further accolades include Second Prize and Special Prize from organizer “TangoBrücke” at the M. Ciurlionis International Piano Competition in Vilnius, Lithuania, Second Prize at the Berliner Festwoche International Piano Competition, Beethoven Special Prize at the MozARTe International Piano Competition, Second Prize at the ‘Young Piano Stars’ International Piano Competition in Berlin, Grand-Prix at the Samick Seller Piano Competition, and First Prize at the Korean Liszt Piano Competition. In addition, as an avid vocal accompanist, Park was recipient of the “Best Accompanist Award” from the Korean Schubert Association and Yeonji-Lied Competition in his homeland, South Korea
Youngho earned his Bachelor of Music Degree at Seoul National University as a beneficiary of the Hyundai Motors ‘Chung-mong-koo Foundation, studying with Prof. Jonghwa Park. Furthering his studies, He is a student of Prof. Roland Krüger at the Hannover Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien, as well as recipient of the Deutschland Stipendium. He obtained his Masters Degree with highest distinction and is currently studying in the Solo-Klasse program.

Philipp Scheucher was born in Graz, Austria, and began music studies at age 5. He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz and is now in the master’s program there under the tutelage of Markus Schirmer.
Mr. Scheucher has performed in some of Europe’s most important concert halls, including the Golden Hall at the Vienna Musikverein, Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Hercules Hall in Munich, and Konzerthaus Berlin. He also has performed in France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Poland, Croatia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. He won first prizes at the 2015 Aarhus International Piano Competition in Denmark and at the 2014 Cologne International Piano Competition, and second prizes at the 2015 Ferenc Liszt Competition in Italy and the 2016 UNISA International Piano Competition in South Africa. Mr. Scheucher has performed with the Graz Philharmonic, the K&K Philharmonic, and Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestras. His other passions include books, skateboarding, movies and TV, and driving.