Yuna Noh (17), a rising senior at Woodbridge High School in Irvine, CA, began her piano studies at the age of six under the guidance of Ms. Yoojung Chung. From an early age, she demonstrated exceptional musical talent and a deep passion for the instrument.
Over the years, Yuna has garnered numerous accolades across regional, national, and international competitions. In 2025, she was named the winner of Young Stars of the Future, performing as a piano soloist with the South Coast Symphony. She is a five-time first-place winner at the MTAC OC Theme Festival, where she was the division winner and cash award recipient in 2016, a two-time first-place winner at MACOC, and a four-time first-place winner at the Satori Summer Music Festival, which included the Judges’ Distinction Award in 2020. In 2021, she won first place with a cash award at the MTAC OC Concerto Competition.
Yuna was awarded the Gold Medal at the AADGT International Young Musicians Festival in 2020, and she earned first place at the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition in both 2021 and 2023. She also secured second place at the 2022 American Protégé Romantic Music Competition. At the Opus Music State and National Competitions, she achieved multiple awards, including:
• First place in piano (2021, CA)
• Second place in violin (2021, CA)
• Second place in piano (2023, CA)
• Second place with a cash award at Nationals (2022)
In 2022, she won first place at the Charleston Contemporary Music Competition, and received honorable mentions at the Spotlight International Piano Competition (2022, junior group; 2024, senior group).
Her recent achievements include:
• Second place with a cash award at the IAPMT International Concours Online Grand Prix (2023, 2024)
• Silver Medalist at the 2024 Pacific International Piano Competition
• First place in the IAPMT International Concours Online piano solo category (2023, 2025) and second place (2024), Second place in violin chamber (2023), and First place in ensemble (2024, 2025) and second place in quintet as a violist (2024)
• Gold Hands Award at the 2024 Carles & Sofia International Piano Competition
• Gold Medalist at the AADGT International Young Gifted Musicians Competition – “Passion of Music” Japan 2025
Yuna continues to grow as a performer, combining technical mastery with expressive musicality. She looks forward to sharing her love of music with audiences around the world.
You can find Yuna’s 2022 Contemporary Music Competition piano performance here.
Watch Yuna Noh perform Sonata No.2, Op.54. 1st Movement (Allegro Molto) by Nikolai Kapustin on the piano for the 2025 Summer Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.