Sejin Yoon, piano

South Korean pianist Sejin Yoon (b. 2003) is a soloist and chamber musician whose playing is recognised for its sensitivity, rich tonal palette, and virtuosity. The winner of the 2025 Musicians' Company Carnwath Piano Scholarship, Sejin recently made her Wigmore Hall debut as their Young Artist. Recent engagements include a solo recital at St Bartholomew the Great as part of the City Music Society Lunchtime Concert Series, as well as performances at the Duke's Hall.

Having completed her undergraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music as the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Scholar, Sejin is currently pursuing her Master's degree at the Academy, where she continues her studies with Professor Ian Fountain as the award holder of the Elizabeth and George Wells Scholarship. She has received further support from Help Musicians and the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, through which she joined the Recital Scheme. During her time at the Academy, she was the winner of the Sterndale Bennett Prize and the Historical Women Composers Prize.

Sejin has appeared as a soloist at venues and festivals internationally, including the Cayman Arts Festival in 2022, where she gave a recital and several masterclasses. In the same year, she was selected by the Royal Academy of Music to participate in The Sir Elton John Global Exchange Programme.

Sejin first emerged as a young artist at the age of nine, becoming the youngest pianist to perform in the Kumho Prodigy Concert Series. Soon afterwards, she appeared as a soloist with the Gwacheon Symphony Orchestra, performing Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2. Competitions played an important role in her early development in Korea, where she was a prizewinner of the Eumaksekye National Final and the Ewha Kyunghyang Daily Concours, among others. From a young age, Sejin has approached programming with curiosity and ambition, exploring a wide range of repertoire. Early highlights include performances of Tchaikovsky's The Seasons in her second Kumho recital and the complete Liszt Grandes études de Paganini in her final recital before moving abroad. At the age of twelve, she was invited to perform Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major with the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra in China.

In 2015, Sejin was awarded a full scholarship to study at Wells Cathedral School with Professor John Byrne. During this time, she was named a Keyboard Category Finalist in the BBC Young Musician 2020 competition, broadcast on BBC Four. Her time at Wells included winning the Wellington School Steinway Competition, Tunbridge Wells Interim Competition, Franz Liszt Centre Competition, Newport Virtuosi International Music Competition, and the Wells Cathedral School Concerto Competition, where she performed with conductor Chloé van Soeterstède in Wells Cathedral. Dedicated to making classical music accessible, she continues to nurture her deep connection with her Somerset audience, as she was invited to represent its alumni artists at the launch of the inaugural Old Wellensian Recital Series.

Alongside her solo performances, Sejin is an avid chamber musician. She represented the Royal Academy of Music at the Cavatina Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition with her piano trio, Lisson Trio, and performed in a masterclass with Gautier Capuçon alongside her duo partner Daniel Schultz, both at Wigmore Hall. The duo has recently appeared at the North Norfolk Music Festival, King's Lynn Festival, Witney Music Society, and The Grand Folkestone. Sejin has participated in masterclasses with leading musicians including Imogen Cooper, Vovka Ashkenazy, Steven Osborne, Daejin Kim, Steven Isserlis, Amihai Grosz, Kian Soltani, and Roger Vignoles.