PIANO DUO SHINPARK

The Vienna-based piano duo ShinPark is active on the global stage in Europe and beyond. They are regarded as “a great example of how important individual competence and talent are in playing as a piano duo.”

Within a few years of its formation, it has consecutive won international competitions and is currently performing at major European concert venues such as the Musikverein in Vienna and the Konzerthaus in Berlin, establishing their position in the music world as the famous piano duo ShinPark.

ShinPark duo received masterclasses and instruction from renowned pianists such as Daniel Barenboim, Menahem Pressler, Paul Badura-Skoda and Anne Queffélec.

The duo studied under the world-famous piano duo, Hans-Peter Stenzl & Volker Stenzl(who were the very first duo professors appointed) and under the piano duo Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen(who are the first artists under Sony Classical who released more than 35 albums).

In the summer of 2015, piano duo ShinPark became the first Asians to win the international competition held on the island Ischia, Italy, which set the start of making their name known in the piano duo world. The same year in September, they won second prize in Germanys leading ARD International Music Competition, held in Munich. In December 2016 the piano duo won the International Four Hands Piano Competition in Monaco as the first Asians. Finally, they secured first prize at the International Schubert Competition in the Czech Republic in April 2017, unanimous by the votes of the judge panel. ShinPark duo surprised the local media by not only winning the competition with a large score gap, resulting in dr opping the second prize, but also by winning the special prize, Schubert's best interpretation award.

The piano duo ShinPark c reated a sensation in the piano duo world, is being evaluated to be making a new history of the piano duo for the first time as a Korean, is currently performing about 40-50 concerts a year in Europe and Asia.

In September 2021 ShinPark released their first album “ShinPark HADA” under the label Universal Music.

The piano duo ShinPark, who actively work with admiration for their deep interpretation, is not only praised on stage, but also by collaborators.

The duo ShinPark has performed with leading symphony orchestras such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Germany, the Slovak Philharmonic, the Baltic Philharmonic Danzig in Poland, the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra in Monaco, the Nord Deutsche Philharmonie Orchestra in Germany, the Zagreb Soloists and the KBS Symphony Orchestra and many others.

Duo ShinPark has Invited as a soloist at the 2023 Hanwha Symphonic Festival in Korea, it became an issue by playing Mozart's concerto for two pianos with a perfect interpretation and at the 2023 Music in Pyeong Chang International Music Festival, the duo ShinPark confirmed again that this duo is the best piano duo of our time with a recital of ShinPark Duo, including the festival of Stravinsky's Rite of spring with ballet dancers.

In 2024, concerts and recitals are scheduled not only in Korea, but also in major European festivals such as Germany, Poland, and Austria.