Tenor Son Jihoon Wins 

the 2022 Giovanni Battista Viotti International Music Competition

Tenor Son Jihoon, an alumnus of the School of Music, became the winner of the 2022 Giovanni Battista Viotti International Music Competition that closed on 16 October. In the final round, Son sang Gaetano Donizetti’s “The Daughter of the Regiment” and Gioachino Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” earning an average score of 91.6 from the jury. On this day, Son also enjoyed the pleasure of seizing the Audience Award at the same time.

The Viotti Competition is a music contest established in 1950 to commemorate the Italian composer-violinist Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824). It runs competitions in piano and voice. The previous 1st prize winners from Korea include pianist Lee Mi-joo, soprano Jo Sumi, pianist Jung Eunju, pianist Son Yeol-eum, pianist Lim Hyo-sun, tenor Hong Sung-hoon, tenor Lee Jaesik, and baritone Cho Chanhee.