[July 31, 2014]

 A graduate from YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) took third place in the conductor concours of the Wiener Musikseminar International masterclasses and Competition 2014. He is Jung Heon (32) who majored in composition at the YU College of Music.

 The Vienna International Music Festival that began in 1970 is a global music masterclass held annually at Vienna, Austria. Students are selected through contests in piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet, flute, singing and conducting to give lessons and the opportunity to participate in music festivals and concours. In particular, the conducting part that Jung won in is held biannually.

 At this music festival, which was held at the Vienna National University of Music, participants practiced conducting with the chamber and string music of Haydn, Mozart, Dvorak, Bruckner, and Kodaly of the Savaria Orchestra of Hungary. On the last day of the event on the 26th, the finale performance and concours was held. Mr. Jung conducted Bruckner symphony number 4-2 to win the honors.

 Former senior conductor of the Bruckner Orchestra Linza and Linz Opera Theater of Austria Martin Sieghart said, "I am confident that Mr. Jung will spread the tradition of the symphonies of Bruckner, an Austrian composer, and will become a specialist of Bruckner symphonies in Korea."

 Mr. Jung graduated from the YU College of Music (major in composition) in February 2008 and is currently studying at the Department of Conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria from October 2009 until now. He is scheduled to enroll at the graduate school in October.