Kayoung An: Piano Recital

Pianist Kayoung An will perform works by Handel, Debussy, Bolcom, and Brahms.

“Amazement.” – pianist Yuja Wang

“Passionate,” “expressive,” “bold,” and “sensitive:” this is how critics glowingly
described pianist Kayoung An’s performance with the Bayerische
Kammerphilharmonie at the Seoul Arts Center. It “penetrated deep into the heart,
evoking an image of an artist painting on a canvas with a brush” – Music Review,
August 2017.

Pianist Kayoung An has appeared extensively throughout the United States,
Korea, Canada, and Italy. She has toured in Korea with Bayerische
Kammerphilharmonie in 2017 and performed with renowned orchestras such as
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Institute of
Music (CIM) Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonians, Amadeo Philharmonic Society, Bar
Harbor Festival String Orchestra, Contemporary Repertoire Orchestra, and
Morningside Heights Chamber Orchestra. Her performances have been widely
broadcasted on Cogeco TV, KBS Classic FM (Musical Common Ground), and
KBS-TV (Music Anchor Desk). Kayoung has also been interviewed by Luister,
Music Today, Music Journal, and the East Hampton Star. During her dedicated
musical career, she was fortunate to work with prominent conductors such as
Gábor Hontvári, Lawrence Golan, Francis Fortier, and others. Kayoung recently
recorded Bernard Hoffer’s ‘Concerto Grosso for Piano and Strings (2014)’ with
conductor David Gilbert. In the 2021- 2022 season, she has been on a grand
project of documenting the complete piano music/ chamber music of
award-winning composer Bernard Hoffer. The recording is expected to be
released by Albany Records in 2023.

Winner of the First Prize at the New York International Artists Association Piano
Competition and the Silver Award winner at the Paris International Competition,
Kayoung made her debut in Weill Carnegie Recital Hall in 2013. She has also been
a top prize-winner at the IBLA Grand Prize International Competition, Kiwanis
Music Competition, Korea All-States National, Darius Milhaud Performance Prize,
CIM Concerto Competition, Kumho Young Artist, and Ujung Rising Star Auditions.
She also was invited and performed at the Aspen Music Festival, Bowdoin Music
Festival, Pianofest in the Hamptons, Babayan International Academy, Norfolk
(Conn.) Chamber Music Festival and the Rimsky-Korsakov Music Festival in St.
Petersburg, Russia.

Dr. Kayoung An was awarded the coveted Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) by the
Manhattan School of Music in 2020. She is also a proud graduate of the Cleveland
Institute of Music (B.Mus.), and the New England Conservatory (M.Mus.). She is
also a graduate of Colburn Conservatory of Music (Artist Diploma) where she
received a full-scholarship.

In her free time, she enjoys hot yoga, tennis, golf, and hiking with her husband,
Joe.