Shi-Yeon Sung

Shi-Yeon Sung (born 1975, in Busan) is a South Korean classical conductor. In 2006, she became the first woman to win first prize in the Sir Georg Solti International Conductors' Competition.[2] In 2007, she won second prize in Bamberg's Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition (no first prize was given that year). That year, she became the first female assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a post she held through 2010.[3] Among the orchestras she has conducted are the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra[4] and the US National Symphony Orchestra.[5] She was the associate conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic from 2009 to 2013. She has served as the artistic director and chief conductor of Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra since January 2014.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Sung.

Shi-Yeon Sung
Born	1975 (age 44–45) Busan
Nationality	South Korean
Occupation	Classical conductor
Employer	Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra
Known for	First woman to win first prize in the Sir Georg Solti International Conductors Competition
Korean name
Hangul	성시연
Hanja	成沶妍[1]
Revised Romanization	Seong Siyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏng Siyŏn

References

1. "國臺交【協奏的藝術】音樂會 再現三重協奏曲向樂聖致敬 指揮成沶妍&許奈德三重奏同台競技". HiNet News. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
2. "International Conductors’ Competition". dirigentenwettbewerb-solti.de. Frankfurter Museums-Gesellschaft e.V., Stadler Kemnitz Sahm. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
3. Angel, Amanda (September 4, 2013). "Top Five Women Conductors on the Rise". WQXR. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
4. "Official biography". Archived from the original on 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
5. "Violinist Sarah Chang and Conductor Shiyeon Sung Join the National Symphony Orchestra Saturday, July 11, at Wolf Trap". Wolf Trap. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2017-12-05.