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Taeguk Mun | Cello
Born in 1994, Taeguk Mun began playing the cello at the age of four. He first started studying cello with Young Rim Yang in Korea. He moved to New York in 2007, and attended the Juilliard School Pre-College Division as a full scholarship student of Minhye Clara Kim.
He has been the first prize winner of various competitions, such as 2014 Pablo Casals International Cello Competition, the Third Andre Navarra International Cello Competition, the International Competition for Young People in Oldenburg, Germany, and the Grand Prize winner of the National SungJung Music Competition in Korea.
Starting with Kumho Prodigy Concert in 2004 and his solo recital at Gyeonggi Arts Center in 2006, Taeguk Mun had several recitals in Korea, Germany, France, and the United States. He played with various orchestras around the world including Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra, Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, and the Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio. In 2014, Taeguk Mun not only was invited to play at Busan International Film Festival but also has been selected to perform at the Young Artist Lunch Concert Series in the Louvre Museum in France. Recently, Taeguk Mun was invited to Budapest Spring Festival in Hungary to play solo and to 2015 Orchestra Festival in Korea to perform with Korean Symphony Orchestra. He was invited The World Orchestra Festival 2016 with Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra and concert to celebrate the 110th anniversary of Ahn Eak-tai. Also, he was selected as a residence artist of Kumho Art Hall in 2017.
Taeguk Mun is supported by SungJung Cultural Foundation, Hwangjin Scholarship Committee, and Daishin SongChon Cultural Foundation. Taeguk Mun was selected as a “G.rium Artist” by SK Chemicals. After graduating Juilliard School Pre-College Division, he attended the New England Conservatory as a full scholarship student of Laurence Lesser.
Taeguk Mun plays the cello made by Giovanni Grancino in 1697 from Milan, generously on loan from Samsung Cultural Foundation of Korea.