Jeseok Bang

Korea

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Born in 2000, Jeseok Bang, became in 2018 at the age of 18 the youngest winner ever of one of the biggest guitar competitions in Europe "Iserlohn international guitar competition". After one week he won the first prize again at "Nürtingen international guitar competition", one of the most popular guitar competitions in Germany.

He started playing guitar at the age of 6. His first teacher was his father who studied in Frankfurt, Germany. When he was 13 he entered Yewon Art School in Seoul and studied with Song-Ou Lee for 3 years. Since he was 16 he is taking a bachelor's degree with Tilman Hoppstock at Akademie für Tonkunst in Darmstadt, Germany.

He is going to give a lot of concerts in Europe, and a transcription of Violin Partita no.2, BWV 1004 by J.S.Bach, that he worked with Tilman Hoppstock is going to be published soon.