Hankyeol Yoon
is the winner of the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award at the 2023 Salzburg Festival. The year 2024 saw him make his debut with Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Philharmoniker, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, and Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg. In 2025 he made his debut with Los Angeles Philharmonic, Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover, Belgian National Orchestra and returns to Seoul Philharmonic, Korean National Symphony as well as to Tongyeong International Music Festival.
Credit : Salzburger Festspiele
ORF-Radiosymphonieorchester Wien
In ‘Grium’ Hankyeol Yoon made the most of all the instrumental sounds and made them shine with effervescence – an intense stirring orchestral piece.
Also a prize-winning composer, Hankyeol opened his Salzburger Festpiele debut and Seoul Philharmonic return premiering his own composition, ‘Grium’. 2025 his last piece ‘Byeolsingut’ was premiered at Pohang International Music Festival under his baton.
ⓒMFPH/SJ Kim
Upcoming Concerts
Montréal, Canada
21.Jan.2026
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
22.Jan.2026
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Seoul, South Korea
29.Jan.2026
KBS Symphony Orchestra
A Coruña, Spain
05.Feb.2026
Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia
News & Press
5 Breakouts From Classical Music’s Most Prestigious Festival
As the most recent winner of the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award … He programmed the world premiere of his “Grium (Longing)” … Its harmonic language may be generically modern, but the piece is skillfully crafted, with an intuitive sense for orchestral writing and subtle nods that avoided being cheaply overt. … Yoon, though, kept it all moving with unwavering vitality.
New York Times
Joshua Barone (21. Aug. 2024)
Yoon stretched the pain of an unfortunate man between curse and bliss throughout the whole movement
… Yoon again took the lamentation in the unusual final Adagio lamentoso very broadly, creating humble submission until this tonal biography faded away. The excellent orchestra followed Yoon’s suggestive, emotional signaling superbly. One must keep an eye on this brilliant youth!
Bachtrack
Michael Vieth (11. Aug. 2024)
Hankyeol Yoon debuts with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Yoon takes the podium in his debut with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks in the first of three concerts for the ARD Music Competition. This is followed on Sunday by the Cello Finals with a programme of concertos by Herbert and Martinů, culminating in the Prize Winners’ concert on 20 September.
Askonas Holt
13. Sep. 2024