Lee Hanuri, School of Music, Receives the 16^th Hong Jin-Ki Creator Award

The 16^th Hong Jin-Ki Creator Award was bestowed upon Lee Hanuri, a current student in the Department of Composition, School of Music.

The Hong Jin-Ki Creator Award was established in honor of Yumin Hong Jin-ki (1917-1986), the former president of The JoongAng, who dedicated himself to leading creative movements in government, corporations, and media during Korea’s nation-building and industrial development.

The awards recognize individuals or organizations that have contributed to innovation in science and technology, social sciences, or culture and arts, or who show promising creativity. Lee Hanuri won in the culture and arts category.

The award ceremony will be held on June 19. On the day, winners will receive 100 million Korean won, a medal, and a certificate.

This year’s awardees are: Park Jinyoung, a professor at NYU, in science and technology, Byun Hyeondan, head of Native Seedream Corp., in social sciences, and Lee Hanuri, a current K-Arts student, in culture and arts. The awardees were selected after a rigorous and objective two- month evaluation by the award committee, following nominations from experts worldwide in their respective fields.

Lee Hanuri, a sophomore at the School of Music, is an emerging composer in the international spotlight. Last year, Lee won the Bartók World Competition in Hungary in the composers’ category at the age of 18. Commissioned by the Seoul Gugak Orchestra, conducted by Choi Sooyeol, Lee Hanuri will premiere his first gugak orchestral work at the Sejong Center on June 26.