Praised for her “deeply reflective playing” (Indianapolis Star) and “infectious exuberance” (The New York Times), Korean-American pianist Jeewon Park has garnered worldwide acclaim as a remarkably lyrical and poetic musician, known for her dazzling technique and extensive repertoire. Equally adept in classical and contemporary works, her recent seasons have featured performances ranging from J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy to world premieres of Earth by Aaron Jay Kernis and Voyage Out by Sebastian Currier. Critics have described her playing as “ravishing in execution, radiant in timbre,” praising her “unadulterated commitment to music” and lauding her “polished perfection,” “warm musicality and seemingly effortless virtuosity,” and “impeccable taste and skill.”
Since debuting at age twelve with Chopin’s First Concerto alongside the Korean Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Park has appeared as concerto soloist with the KBS Orchestra, Hwa-Eum Chamber Orchestra, Charleston Symphony, Mexico City Philharmonic, Monterey Symphony, and The Florida Orchestra. She has performed extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, with notable appearances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Caramoor.
This season marks Ms. Park’s thirteenth year as co-artistic director of the Performing Artists in Residence series at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, alongside her husband, cellist Edward Arron. A dedicated chamber musician, she is a founding member of the Palladium Chamber Players, in residence at St. Petersburg College, Florida. Ms. Park has appeared at numerous prestigious festivals and concert series across the United States, including the Seattle Chamber Music Society, Lake Champlain, Manchester Music Festival, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Spoleto USA, Tucson, Bridgehampton, the 92nd Street Y, Maui Classical Music Festival, Taos School of Music, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Chautauqua Institute, Bargemusic, Brooklyn Chamber Music Society, Pablo Casals Festival, Summit Music Series, and Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival.
Internationally, Ms. Park has been featured at the inaugural festival of The IBK Chamber Hall at Seoul Arts Center, Seoul Spring Festival, Great Mountains Music Festival in Korea, Emilia- Romagna Festival in Italy, Music Alp in Courchevel, France, and Kusatsu Music Festival in Japan. In September 2022, she was invited as guest leader, pianist, and curator for the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra’s chamber music series in Korea. She has premiered and recorded important new works by composers including David Ludwig, Lisa Bielawa, Nick DiBerardino, and Paul Moravec. In January 2021, her recording of Beethoven’s Complete Works for Cello and Piano with Edward Arron was released on Aeolian Classics and received the Samuel Sanders Collaborative Artists Award from the Classical Recording Foundation.
A recipient of Korea’s most prestigious national music prizes, Ms. Park moved to the United States in 2002 and holds degrees from Yonsei University, The Juilliard School, and Yale University, where she was awarded the Dean Horatio Parker Prize. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University under the guidance of distinguished mentors including Young-Ho Kim, Herbert Stessin, Claude Frank, and Gilbert Kalish. A committed educator, Ms. Park has served on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and New England Conservatory, and has given master classes at Williams College, Swarthmore College, the University of Washington, University of South Carolina, Amherst College, among others.
Ms. Park performs on Steinway pianos provided courtesy of Steinway & Sons, New York. Beyond her music career, she enjoys gardening and baking, and volunteers as a puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family and their Labrador retriever.