Pianist William Youn signs with Interartists
May 28th 2024
Interartists is delighted to announce that pianist William Youn is joining our agency for General Management. We will take over from Freitag Artists.
William Youn, celebrated for his acclaimed recordings of Mozart Sonatas and Schubert Sonatas, has now been honored with a Diapason D'Or for his inaugural orchestral album with repertoire from the “Belle Époque” released by Sony Classics in January 2024.
Today, Opus Klassik announced that William is on their shortlist in the category “Instrumentalist of the year”.
Originally hailing from South Korea, the pianist has called Munich home for several years. During this time, he has forged strong connections with various music organizations in the city, including the Munich Chamber Orchestra. Together, they are set to embark on a tour to Korea from June 19th to 23rd.
International Career
From Berlin to Seoul to New York, Youn has graced stages worldwide, performing with orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, the Belgian National Orchestra, and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. His performances have enthralled audiences in some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, including Wigmore Hall in London, the Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Pierre Boulez Saal and the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, deSingel in Antwerp, Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, and the Seoul Arts Center.
Co-operations
We will work together with Sobang Yoo, from SBU & Partner in Vienna, who will represent William in the Far East and Austria. Anne Haefliger of Haefliger Production will be our partner for William’s chamber music projects in Germany.
For Artists and Sony Music Entertainment will remain William’s PR & media partners.
More information about William on his artist page.
William Youn is represented worldwide by Leontien van der Vliet
E: leontien.vandervliet@interartists.nl
T: +31652468707
Recent and upcoming highlights
William performed acclaimed Schubert cycles at the Schubertiade Hohenems/Schwarzenberg and in Taiwan.
At the Boulez Saal in Berlin, he presented a captivating juxtaposition of Schubert’s A major Sonata with John Adams’ minimalist masterpiece “Phrygian Gates”. He performed Bach’s “Goldberg Variations,” solo at the Montréal Bach Festival and participating in a production of the Vienna State Ballet.
World première
Highlights of the 2024/25 season include the world première of Trojahn’s double concerto, with Ensemble Resonanz and Nils Mönkemeyer at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. Another highlight is William’s residency at Mozartfest Würzburg. Among the captivating performances planned, one standout event features him performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 alongside the Bamberger Symphoniker under the baton of Maestro Labadie.
Continuing their touring engagements, William, along with his partners Nils Monkemeyer and Sabine Meyer, will journey to various destinations, including the Kissinger Sommer Festival, Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern, Schloss Elmau, and the Prinzregententheater München.
We eagerly anticipate collaborating with you, William!