Sungsic Yang, violinist, first came to international prominence after winning the First Grand Prize at the 1988 Carl Flesch International Violin Competition in London. He also garnered top prizes at the Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris, the Paganini Competition in Genoa, the Indianapolis Competition in the United States, and the Lipizer Competition in Gorizia, firmly establishing himself as a violinist of exceptional artistry on the world stage.

Yang has appeared as soloist with major orchestras including the Orchestre National de France under Lorin Maazel, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yehudi Menuhin, the London BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Leningrad Chamber Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Warsaw Chamber Orchestra, the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, and the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic, among others, earning recognition for the depth, maturity, and expressive integrity of his musicianship.

His discography is equally extensive. For Sony Classical, he recorded the Brahms, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, and Mendelssohn concertos with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra under Andrey Chistyakov. His other releases include a complete Paganini album, a DVD of the Brahms Concerto, and Consolatio, each reflecting the breadth of his repertoire and interpretive range.

Yang has performed at many of the world’s major venues, including Amsterdam’s
Concertgebouw, New York’s Merkin Hall, Paris’s Salle Gaveau, Salle Pleyel, and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, London’s Wigmore Hall and Barbican Centre, the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, and Tokyo’s Hakuju Hall, as well as in Frankfurt, Barcelona, Bratislava, Singapore, Hong Kong and Budapest. His recital and concerto appearances continue to connect him with audiences across continents.

A dedicated educator and juror, Yang has served on the jury of the Long-Thibaud
Competition, the Belgrade International Competition, and the Paganini Competition, among others. In 2026, he will serve as a juror for both the Munetsugu International Violin Competition in Nagoya and the Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Poznan. He has given masterclasses at institutions such as the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, the Eastman School of Music, the Liszt Academy in Budapest, and at festivals in Italy, France, Japan, Korea and China, contributing significantly to the development of young musicians.

Yang completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, followed by further performance studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London and the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts. He previously served as a professor at Daegu Catholic University and as a visiting professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts. He is currently Music Director of the Erato Ensemble and Dean of the Seoul Central Music Academy, where he continues to combine performance, teaching, and artistic leadership.