Tae-Joong Yang

At the third Korean—Bulgarian Friendship Concert, given in Sofia on 6 October 2015, Tae-Joong Yang appeared with the Sofia Philharmonic on a bill that also brought together Eungsoo Kim, Sumi Hwang and Georgi Cherkin. Yang was born in South Korea and studied at Seoul University, continuing his training in Berlin after moving to Germany in 2003; among his prizes is a first at Domingo's Operalia. He made his Vienna State Opera debut in December 2008 as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia and became a member of that house's ensemble from the 2009/2010 season, where his parts have included Silvio in Pagliacci, Lescaut in Manon, Albert in Werther, Schaunard in La bohème, Mercutio in Roméo et Juliette, Dandini in La Cenerentola and Belcore in L'elisir d'amore. His opera and concert work has taken him to Korea, Japan, Germany, Italy, France and Austria.