Biography
Pianist Sohyun Ahn
Sohyun was named the Best Concert of the Yearby Eumak-Chunchu, South Korea’s leading classical music journal and has been described as a “an absolute master“ by New York Concert Review.
In the States, her performance venues include Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, Steinway Hall, Klavierhaus, Dimenna Center, Beethoven Haus, Bechstein Hall, Hubbard Recital Hall, Juilliard School, Hunter College, Concordia College, Union Theological Seminary, Trinity Church, Saint Paul’s Chapel, St.John’s in the Village, InterChurch, Central Presbyterian Church, First Baptist Church in New York City. She has also performed at Rutgers University, St. Elizabeth College, All Saints Episcopal Church, Madison Grace Church, Kirkpatrick Church, NV Hall, Nous Theater in New Jersey, An Die Musik in Baltimore, Bates Recital Hall at the University of Texas at Austin, Chicago Cultural Center and Dallas Public Library.
Her performances include appearances with the Queensboro Symphony Orchestra, the New Jersey Baroque Orchestra, Royal Scottish Academy Orchestra, the Korean Symphony Orchestra, the Seoul Tutti Orchestra and the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra. She was also a guest soloist at the concert honoring the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth at the Sejong Art Center. Her performances and interviews have been broadcast nationally in South Korea on EBS-TV and live broadcast on Chicago’s classical station WFMT. She has invited to perform at the W. Kempf Beethoven Course in Positano Italy, and the Ferrara International Music Festival Concert Series.
Frequently collaborating with NYC based musicians, Sohyun enjoys promoting the works of contemporary composers such as Alan Hovhaness, Michael Kosch, Chanhae Lee, David Loeb, John Musto, Juri Pang and Kyle Werner. Sohyun is also a chamber musician, performed with renowned instrumentalists, such as violist Eunsik Choi, Cellist Marion Feldman among others. She worked closely with New York Westside Opera, New Jersey Concert Opera, Pineda Lyric Opera, and performed over twenty complete opera productions from Mozart to Wagner.
Sohyun has taught at Rutgers, the New Jersey State University, Concordia College in New York and University of Texas at Austin. Currently Sohyun is a Steinway Educational Partner and a director of Geneva Conservatory of Music in New York City.
Dr. Ahn received her Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Masters degrees with distinction from the Royal Scottish Conservatory and Tokyo Geidai Academy, and a Professional Studies Degree from Manhattan School of Music.
Her performance credentials are further enhanced through prize winnings in international and national piano competitions, including the RSAMD Bach Competition, the Governor’s Recital Competition, the Daejeon Philharmonic Concerto Competition, the Yongpyung Music Festival Concerto Competition, the New York Trinity Church Concert Audition, the International Asahi-Breweries Music Foundation Competition, the Yewon Music Competition. She was a finalist for the Dudley International Competition, and received the semi-finalist award from the Vianna da Motta International Competition.
Her Mozart Sonatas CD is released in Classic Art Label and reviewed by New York Concert Review as “a perfectly balanced, crystalline performance.” In 2019, Sohyun will be giving the complete Mozart Piano Sonata Concerts at St. John’s in the Village, New York City.
Sohyun was named the Best Concert of the Yearby Eumak-Chunchu, South Korea’s leading classical music journal and has been described as a “an absolute master“ by New York Concert Review.
She has been invited to perform in Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Iceland, Japan, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, South Korea and the United States. Recently she made her Chicago Cultural Center debut on the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series and Mu Phi Epsilon the Dallas Public Library Concert Series.
In the States, her performance venues include Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, Steinway Hall, Klavierhaus, Dimenna Center, Beethoven Haus, Bechstein Hall, Hubbard Recital Hall, Juilliard School, Hunter College, Concordia College, Union Theological Seminary, Trinity Church, Saint Paul’s Chapel, St.John’s in the Village, InterChurch, Central Presbyterian Church, First Baptist Church in New York City. She has also performed at Rutgers University, St. Elizabeth College, All Saints Episcopal Church, Madison Grace Church, Kirkpatrick Church, NV Hall, Nous Theater in New Jersey, An Die Musik in Baltimore, Bates Recital Hall at the University of Texas at Austin, Chicago Cultural Center and Dallas Public Library.
Her performances include appearances with the Queensboro Symphony Orchestra, the New Jersey Baroque Orchestra, Royal Scottish Academy Orchestra, the Korean Symphony Orchestra, the Seoul Tutti Orchestra and the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra. She was also a guest soloist at the concert honoring the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth at the Sejong Art Center. Her performances and interviews have been broadcast nationally in South Korea on EBS-TV and live broadcast on Chicago’s classical station WFMT. She has invited to perform at the W. Kempf Beethoven Course in Positano Italy, and the Ferrara International Music Festival Concert Series.
Frequently collaborating with NYC based musicians, Sohyun enjoys promoting the works of contemporary composers such as Alan Hovhaness, Michael Kosch, Chanhae Lee, David Loeb, John Musto, Juri Pang and Kyle Werner. Sohyun is also a chamber musician, performed with renowned instrumentalists, such as violist Eunsik Choi, Cellist Marion Feldman among others. She worked closely with New York Westside Opera, New Jersey Concert Opera, Pineda Lyric Opera, and performed over twenty complete opera productions from Mozart to Wagner.
Sohyun has taught at Rutgers, the New Jersey State University, Concordia College in New York and University of Texas at Austin. Currently Sohyun is a Steinway Educational Partner and a director of Geneva Conservatory of Music in New York City.
In the States, her performance venues include Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, Steinway Hall, Klavierhaus, Dimenna Center, Beethoven Haus, Bechstein Hall, Hubbard Recital Hall, Juilliard School, Hunter College, Concordia College, Union Theological Seminary, Trinity Church, Saint Paul’s Chapel, St.John’s in the Village, InterChurch, Central Presbyterian Church, First Baptist Church in New York City. She has also performed at Rutgers University, St. Elizabeth College, All Saints Episcopal Church, Madison Grace Church, Kirkpatrick Church, NV Hall, Nous Theater in New Jersey, An Die Musik in Baltimore, Bates Recital Hall at the University of Texas at Austin, Chicago Cultural Center and Dallas Public Library.
Her performances include appearances with the Queensboro Symphony Orchestra, the New Jersey Baroque Orchestra, Royal Scottish Academy Orchestra, the Korean Symphony Orchestra, the Seoul Tutti Orchestra and the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra. She was also a guest soloist at the concert honoring the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth at the Sejong Art Center. Her performances and interviews have been broadcast nationally in South Korea on EBS-TV and live broadcast on Chicago’s classical station WFMT. She has invited to perform at the W. Kempf Beethoven Course in Positano Italy, and the Ferrara International Music Festival Concert Series.
Frequently collaborating with NYC based musicians, Sohyun enjoys serving as pianist at Redeemer Presbyterian Church and promoting the works of contemporary composers such as Chanhae Lee, David Loeb, John Musto, Juri Pang, Kyle Werner and Alan Hovhaness. Sohyun is also a chamber musician, performed with renowned instrumentalists, such as violist Eunsik Choi, Cellist Marion Feldman among others. She worked closely with New York Westside Opera, New Jersey Concert Opera, Pineda Lyric Opera, and performed over twenty complete opera productions from Mozart to Wagner.
Sohyun has taught at Rutgers, the New Jersey State University, Concordia College in New York and University of Texas at Austin. Currently Sohyun is a Steinway Educational Partner and a director of Geneva Conservatory of Music in New York City.
Dr. Ahn received her Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Masters degrees with distinction from the Royal Scottish Conservatory and Tokyo Geidai Academy, and a Professional Studies Degree from Manhattan School of Music.
Her performance credentials are further enhanced through prize winnings in international and national piano competitions, including the RSAMD Bach Competition, the Governor’s Recital Competition, the Daejeon Philharmonic Concerto Competition, the Yongpyung Music Festival Concerto Competition, the New York Trinity Church Concert Audition, the International Asahi-Breweries Music Foundation Competition, the Yewon Music Competition. She was a finalist for the Dudley International Competition, and received the semi-finalist award from the Vianna da Motta International Competition.
Her Mozart Sonatas CD is released in Classic Art Label and reviewed by New York Concert Review as “a perfectly balanced, crystalline performance.” In 2019, Sohyun will be giving the complete Mozart Piano Sonata Concerts at St. John’s in the Village, New York City.
Calendar
Geneva Conservatory of Music Faculty Concert
Saturday, January 25th, 5pm
The First Baptist Church of New York City
Solo Recital
Saturday, February 15th, 2pm
St.John’s in the Village, New York City
Trio Roi (Canceled)
Saturday, March 21st, 2pm
St.John’s in the Village, New York City
Solo Recital (Canceled)
Bernard Township Library Concert Series
Monday, April 20th , 1pm
Westminster Hall, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, NJ
Duo Recital (Canceled)
With Sun Young Chang, soprano
Saturday, May 16th, 8pm
St.John’s in the Village, New York City
Duo Recital (Canceled)
With Sun Young Chang, soprano
Roeliff Jansen Library Series, Hillsdale, NY
Sunday, May 17th, 3pm
Solo Recital
Sunday, October 11th, 7pm
Roelich Museum Concert Series,
Roelich Museum, New York City
Trio Roi
Sunday, November 8th, 7pm
Roelich Museum Concert Series,
Roelich Museum, New York City
Solo Recital
St. John’s in the Village, NYC
Friday, February 22nd, 8pm
Duo Recital with Violinist Jee Sun Lee
Bernard Township Library Concert Series
Monday, March 18th, 1pm
Westminster Hall, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, NJ
Duo Recital with Violinist Jee Sun Lee
Interchurch Noon Concert Series
Wednesday, April 10th, 12pm
Interchurch Center, NYC
https://interchurch-center.org/concert-series/
The Complete Mozart Piano Sonata Concert Series I
Solo Recital
Saturday, June 15th, 7:30pm
St. John’s in the Village, NYC
Trio Roi
Friday, September 6th, 7:30pm
Chamber on Main Series
NV Hall, Englewood Cliff, NJ
Solo Recital
The Complete Mozart Piano Sonata Concert Series 2
Saturday October 5th 2019 at 7:30pm
Solo Recital
Bernard Township Library Concert Series
Monday, October 7th, 1pm
Westminster Hall, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, NJ
Solo Recital
MU PHI EPSILON CONCERT SERIES
Sunday, October 13th 2019 at 3pm
The J.Erik Jonsson Library, Dallas, TX
Solo Recital
Interchurch Concert Series
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 at 12pm
Interchurch Center, NYC
Solo Recital
The Complete Mozart Piano Sonata Concert Series 3
Saturday, November 30th, 8:00pm
St. John’s in the Village, NYC
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Trio Roi
Roerich Museum Concert Series
Sunday, November 3rd, 3pm
Solo Recital
Friday, November 29th 2019 at 8pm
Audioguy Hall, 서울특별시 종로구 효자로 23 B1, Seoul, Korea
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Solo Recital
The Complete Mozart Piano Sonata Concert Series 4
Saturday, December 14th, 7:30pm
Sep. 29th Saturday 3pm
Solo Recital
Private Concert,
Fellowship Village, Basking Ridge, NJ
Program: Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert
Oct.1st 2018 Monday 1pm
Solo Recital
Bernard Township Library Series, Basking Ridge, NJ
Westminster Hall, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church
https://www.bernardslibrary.org
Program: Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert
Oct 3rd 2018 Wednesday 12pm
Solo Recital
InterChurch Concert Series,
InterChurch, New York City
http://interchurch-center.org/concert-series/
Program: Schubert
Oct. 4th 2018 Thursday 7pm
Solo Recital
Geneva Conservatory Concert Series
First Baptist Church, New York City
Program: Mozart and more
Oct.7th 2018 Sunday 3pm
Solo Recital
Mu Phi Epsilon Concert Series
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, Dallas, TX
Program: Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert
Mar. 18th 2019 Monday 1pm
Duo Recital with Violinist Jee Sun Lee
Bernard Township Library Series, Basking Ridge, NJ
Westminster Hall, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church
https://www.bernardslibrary.org
Program: Beethoven, Brahms and Piazzolla
April 10th 2018 Wednesday 12pm
Duo Recital with Violinist Jee Sun Lee
http://interchurch-center.org/concert-series
Program: Beethoven, Brahms and Piazzolla
Saturday, March 11th at 6pm
at First Baptist Church, NYC
with Violinist Julie Lawrence
Sunday, April 9th at 2pm
at James Chapel, Union Theological Seminary, NYC
with Violinist Julie Lawrence
Tuesday, April 18th at 7pm
at Rutgers University, NJ
with Violinist Julie Lawrence
Saturday, April 29th at 5pm
at The Church of the Good Shepherd, Bergenfield
with the Kaliope Music Society
Monday, May 8th at 1pm
at Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, New Jersey
Solo Recital
Sunday, September 10th at 5pm
Roeliff Jansen Library Series, Hillsdale, New York
Friday, September 15th at 7:30pm
UOS Art Hall, University of Seoul, Korea
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Sunday, October 1st at 2pm
Duo Recital with Violinist Julie Lawrence
Fortlee Library Series, New Jersey
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Monday, October.2nd at 1pm
Bernard Township Library Series, New Jersey
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Sunday, October.8th at 7:30pm
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Wednesday, November. 8th at 12 pm
Interchurch Concert Series, New York City
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Wednesday, December 27th at 12:15pm
Piano Solo Recital
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center
November 19. 2016. 7:30pm
Kaliope Concert
Grace Church, Tenafly, New Jersey
November 9. 2016. 12pm
Piano Recital
Interchurch Concert Series, New York City
November 7.2016. 1pm
Trio Avenue
Bernard Township Library Series, New Jersey
October 8.2016.2pm
Piano Recital
An Die Musik, Baltimore, Maryland
June.11.2016.7:30pm
Kaliope Concert
The Church of the Master United Methodist Church, New Jersey
May.28.2016 5pm
Trio Avenue
Roeliff Jansen Library Series, New York
May.28.2016 5pm, May.27.2016 8pm
Trio Avenue
Lang Hall, Hunter College, New York City
May.9.2016 2pm
Trio Avenue
Fortlee Library Series, New Jersey
January.30, 2016 5pm
Geneva Concervatory Faculty Concert
The First Baptist Church, New York City
November.9.2015.1pm
Piano Recital
Bernard Township Library Series, New Jersey
October.8.2015.12pm
Piano Recital
Interchurch Concert Series, New York City
September.16.2015.12pm
Duo Recital
with violinist Julie Castor
Interchurch Concert Series, New York City
August.15.2015.5pm
Chamber Recital
with violinist Julie Castor, Soprano Sun young Chang
James Chapel, Union Theological Seminary, New York City
June.10.2015.6pm
Piano Recital
Arbor Glen Concert Series, New Jersey
June.2.2015.6pm
Piano Recital
Beethoven Piano Hall, New York City
May.31.2016 5pm
Piano Recital
Roeliff Jansen Library Series, New York
May 17.2016.2pm
Piano Recital
An Die Musik, Baltimore, Maryland
May.11.2015.1pm
Piano Recital
Bernard Township Library Series, New Jersey
May.10.2015.2pm
Piano Recital
Fortlee Library Series, New Jersey
April 25.2016.7:30pm
Kaliope Concert
Grace Church, New Jersey
January 31.2015.7:30pm
Geneva Faculty Concert
The First Baptist Church, New York City
January 11.2015.7:30pm
Sohyun plays Chopin (Chopin e minor Concerto)
With the Baroque Orchestra of New JerseyGrace Church, New Jersey
Discography
Media
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Reviews
Teaching
Currently
Director, Geneva Conservatory of Music, New York City
Faculty, Concordia Conservatory at Concordia College of New York
Faculty, Caedmon School, New York City
Faculty, Echo Music Festival
Former Faculty at
Rutgers University
New Jersey Workshop for the Arts
Paramus Community School
Wharton Music Center
Westerhoff School of Music
The Piano School of NYC
Teaching Assistant at the University of Texas at Austin
Instructor at the University of Texas at Austin Preparatory Division
Public Master Classes
University of Malaya
Universiti Putra Malaysia
University College Sedaya International
Trinity College London, Malaysia Branch
Ann Perreu Music School
Allegro Music School
Glovil Conservatory in Korea
Adjudication
The Greater Princeton Steinway Society Scholarship Competition
Westchester Musicians Guild Young Artists Auditions
Currently
Faculty, Concordia Conservatory at Concordia College of New York
Faculty, Geneva Conservatory, New York City
Faculty, Caedmon School, New York City
Faculty, Echo Music Festival
Former Faculty at
Rutgers University
New Jersey Workshop for the Arts
Paramus Community School
Wharton Music Center
Westerhoff School of Music
The Piano School of NYC
Teaching Assistant at the University of Texas at Austin
Instructor at the University of Texas at Austin Preparatory Division
Public Master Classes
University of Malaya
Universiti Putra Malaysia
University College Sedaya International
Trinity College London, Malaysia Branch
Ann Perreu Music School
Allegro Music School
Glovil Conservatory in Korea
Adjudication
The Greater Princeton Steinway Society Scholarship Competition
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