Jae­won Kwak

NAME
Jaewon Kwak

HOMELAND
South Korea

EDUCATION
Hanyang University, Seoul (Locky Chung)
Universität der Künste Berlin (Albert Pesendorfer)

MASTER CLASSES WITH
Kwangchul Youn
Samuel Youn
Seunghyun Ko
Wookyung Kim

COMPETITIONS/AWARDS
First Place: 20th OSAKA International Music Competition, Section 1 Age U Opera Course
First Place: 16th La bella Voice Competition
First Place: 33rd Sungjung Music Competition, Section Male Voice

IMPORTANT CONDUCTORS
Anna Skyrleva
Errico Fresis

IMPORTANT DIRECTORS
Barrie Kosky
Isabel Hindersin
Lars Franke

IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENTS
Opera Studio of the Korea National Opera (Season 2025)
Opera Studio of the Komische Oper Berlin (since 2026)

IMPORTANT PARTS ELSEWHERE
Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte, Korea National Opera)
Hunding (Die Walküre, Dramatic Voices Program Berlin)
Pistola (Falstaff, Universität der Künste Berlin)
Covielle (Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Bucheon Arts Center)

AT THE KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN
Zarezky (Jewgeni Onegin, 2026)

As of September 2026