| Sumi Hwang | |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Yecheon, North Gyeongsang |
| Nationality: | South Korean |
| Alma Mater: | Seoul National University |
| Occupation: | Soprano |
Sumi Hwang (; born 25 January 1986) is a South Korean soprano.
Hwang was born in Yecheon, South Korea. She studied at the Seoul National University where she received both her bachelor's and master's degrees in music.[1] In 2011 she moved to Europe and completed the postgraduate course at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München.[2]
Her singing talent was recognized in a church choir and she was encouraged to take singing lessons.In 2012, Hwang won second prize in the ARD International Music Competition in Munich, Germany.[3] That year, Hwang also was award first prize at the Grandi Voci in Salzburg. In 2013, she also received first prize at the Anneliese Rothenberger Competition.[4]
In May 2014, Sumi Hwang won the first prize in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium.[5] [6] Later that year, she made her United States debut at the Phillips Collection.[3]
She joined the ensemble of Theater Bonn[4] since September 2014.[7] [8]
She performed the Olympic Hymn, singing in Greek, at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang[9] [10] [11]