About Kayoung An

About Dr. Kayoung An

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“Passionate,” “expressive,” “bold,” and “sensitive: This is how critics described pianist Kayoung An’s performance with the Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie. Her playing was praised by Korea Music Review: “Along with elegance, she has fire.” 

 

Multi-award-winning pianist Kayoung An has performed as a soloist and chamber music artist at prominent halls such as Carnegie Hall, SummerStage, Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Auditorium, Seoul Art Center, and Chicago Cultural Center. She has also performed for broadcasts on WFMT Chicago (98.7 MHz), KBS Classic FM, KBS-TV (Korea Broadcasting System), WBFY Belfast Radio (100.9 MHz), and YourTV Ontario, Canada. Kayoung An toured in Korea with Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie in 2017 and appeared on stage with renowned orchestras such as the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonians, Amadeo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bar Harbor Festival String Orchestra, and Morning Heights Chamber Orchestra, to name a few. During her dedicated musical career, she was fortunate to work with prominent conductors such as Gábor Hontvári, Lawrence Golan, Francis Fortier, and others. Kayoung An has been a guest solo artist at the Bar Harbor Music Festival, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, Lechetzsky Association, and Arts on the Lake Recital Series. Her recent recording, “Kayoung An and Friends Play Bernard Hoffer.” in collaboration with David Gilbert, former assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and Greenwich Symphony Orchestra, has been released by Albany Records.

 

Dr. An is an enthusiastic educator whose students have won many prestigious national and international competitions. She is a sought-after master class teacher and competition adjudicator. Kayoung An is on the piano and chamber music pre-college faculty at the Manhattan School of Music.