Son Jihoon
No. 68
Voice type: Tenor
Country: Korea, South
Date of birth: 13 October, 1990
He was born in 1990 in Seoul, South Korea, and earned his bachelor’s degree from the Korea National University of Art. Then he moved to Munich, Germany to obtain a master’s degree from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Munich and Theater Akademie August Everding in opera singing. He currently studies with KS. Prof. Andreas Schmidt. He has already received numerous awards: in 2016, first prize in two Korean competitions, then in 2018 he also came in first at the Korea Classical Singers Association International Competition and emerged as the winner of the Sungjeong Music Competition. He has performed as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, as Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, as Rodolfo in La bohème and as Ruodi in William Tell. In addition, he has toured as a soloist with the major orchestras of South Korea, perfomed in Schubert’s Winterreise in his home country, and perfomed in Rome, Italy with Maestro Stephen Kramer.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: Liebesträume – O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
Rossini: Ecco, ridente in cielo – Count Almaviva’s cavatina from Il barbiere di Siviglia
Offenbach: Au mont Ida, trois déesses – Pâris’s aria from La belle Hélène
Semi-final
Rossini: Languir per una bella – Lindoro’s aria from L’italiana in Algeri
Donizetti: Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!... Pour mon âme – Tonio’s aria from La fille du régiment
Final
Rossini: Sì, ritrovarla io giuro – Prince Ramiro’s aria from La Cenerentola
Puccini: Che gelida manina! – Rodolfo’s aria from La bohème
Donizetti: Povero Ernesto… Cerchero lontana terra – Ernesto’s recitative and aria from Don Pasquale