String Quartet Comprised of our University’s Alumni wins 1st place in the Osaka Music Competition
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- Writer 커뮤니케이션팀
- 보도일자 2015-11-19
The Quartet Rêve (Which means Dream in French) is composed of Yoon Se-ji (Vn.1), Oh In-ae (Vn.2), Cha Seul-ki (Va), and Lee Ji-yeon (Vc), who have grated from the Department of Instruments of our university. They have won 1stplace in the ensemble category during the Osaka International Music Competition which was hosted in the Kobe Asahi Hall, Osaka, Japan last October 8th. They have performed the Bartok String Quartet Nr. 1’s 3rd movement during the final and have took the 1st place with no runner ups, and have also participated in the Gala Concert, where the highest scored teams from each category are eligible to take part, and have won the Kobe Mayoral Award (Special Award).
String Quartet Ensemble Quartet Rêve. From left, Yoon Se-ji, Oh In-ae, Cha Seul-ki, and Lee Ji-yeon alumni
The Osaka International Music Competition is one of many national competition hosted by Japan, and is a highly competitive competition where national talents compete against each other in each categories of vocal, strings, winds, and piano. The preliminaries were held in Germany, Russia, Austria, U.S., Japan, China and Korea, where only 17 teams have attained the qualifications to advance to the finals. It was a very meaningful competition for Quartet Rêve, as they took 1stplace against runner-ups who have studied in various internationally famous institutes, such as the Universität der Künste Berlin or the Manhattan School of Music in the U.S.
The Quartet Rêve commented on the opportunity to participate in the competition by noting “We have decided to take the challenge so that we may be faithful to music by maintaining a studious mindset without slacking”. They have gathered since early August, and practiced at school or separately rented practice rooms during their spare time, and coordinated their ensemble on various stages, such as the Bukchon Music Festival. Yoon Se-ji, who is the leader of the quartet had commented on their winning by noting “It was difficult to coordinate times to practice because we all have our own personal responsibilities during the day, but I believe we were able to accomplish what we have through trust and passion”.