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News Success Hyolan Choi Wins 2nd prize at the Concours International Léopold Bellan

Pianist Hyolan Choi (class of Prof. Bernhard Endres) won second prize in the piano category at the 100th Concours International Léopold Bellan in 2026. We offer our warmest congratulations!

South Korean pianist Hyolan Choi studied the piano at Sejong University in Seoul under Prof. Na Young Kim. Since 2024, she has been pursuing a Master's degree in piano at the University of Music in Nuremberg under Prof. Bernhard Endres. She also receives artistic coaching from Dongkyu Leo Kim.

As a soloist, she has performed in South Korea, Germany and Poland, including at the Steingraeber concert hall in Bayreuth, the Bechstein concert hall in Nuremberg, and the Euro Music Festival in Szczecin. She has also gained musical inspiration through masterclasses with Gilead Mishory, Ingo Dannhorn, Björn Lehmann and Thomas Hell.

In 2026, she won third prize in the ‘Virtuoso’ category at the Mimas Piano Competition and second prize at the 100th Concours International Léopold Bellan in France.