"He made music with exuberant passion "-the WAZ  

"A true virtuoso"-the RP,

"He has a wonderful pianistical technique and is able to play all virtuoso repertoire in an astonishing way. But he is also a very fine musician, who reflects deeply into the masterworks he plays. His tone is beautiful and very colorful and all his interpretations are intelligent and emotionally sincere." -Prof. Till Engel  

Pianist Seo Pil-won was born in Chuncheon, Korea and started playing the piano at the age of three under his mother's guidance. And he studied with Prof. Kyoung-Ah Choi and Prof. Hie-Yon Choi. After his success at the Joongang Music Competition (the most prestigeous national competition in Korea), he moved to Germany to study with Prof. Till Engel at Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. He also attended many masterclasses of great musicians such as Daniel Rivera, Paul Badura-Skoda, Arie Vardi, Jacques Rouvier, Piotr Paleczny and Wolfgang Manz. After he returned to Korea, he received the DMA degree from Seoul National University.

Pil-won was invited to many concerts and competitions in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Spain, Japan, and Korea. He also played piano concertos with Universität Orchester Duisburg-Essen, Symphony SONG, etc.

He has won first place in numerous international competitions, including Köhler-Osbahr Competition in Germany, Piana del Cavaliere International Piano Competition, Citta di Sarzana International Music Competition (Absolute 1st), and Ischia International Piano Competition in Italy (Absolute 1st).