Wonbeen Chung
Wonbeen Chung was born in 1997 in Daejeon, South Korea. She completed her Bachelor's degree at the age of 21 with Prof. Mi-kyung Lee at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich, Germany and master's degree and postgraduate studies with Prof. Pierre Amoyal at the University Mozarteum Salzburg.
Currently she is doing Meisterklasse certificate program with Prof. Ingolf Turban at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich, Germany.
In 2015 she made recital debut in Korea at the Kumho Arthall as Kumho Young Artist. She was a prize winner at numerous national and international competitions, including the Postacchini International Violin competition in Italy (2nd prize, 2019), the International Violin Competition Henri Marteau in Germany (finalist, 2017) and 14th Carl Flesch International Violin Competition in Hungary (6th prize and special prize, 2023).
In 2021-2022, she was selected as a scholarship recipient by Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now Salzburg, and 2023 received funding provided by Sumi Jo through the Embassy of the Republic Korea in the Republic of Austria.