Pianist Chaeyoung Park makes her Pittsburgh debut on Sunday, May 17 at 3:00pm at the Kresge Theater at Carnegie Mellon University for the Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania.
Pianist Chaeyoung Park makes her Pittsburgh debut on Sunday, May 17 at 3:00pm at the Kresge Theater at Carnegie Mellon University for the Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania.
She explains in this conversation with Jim Cunningham how she put together Beethoven's Tempest Sonata with Ravel's La Valse as a combination of the storm with dance, adding Spanish pieces by Albeniz, Granados and Mompou plus Olivier Messaien. Chaeyoung was born in Korea but grew up in Lawrence, Kansas, then studied at Juilliard. She has had a great run with the most prestigious festivals including, Gilmore Rising Artists, Arthur Rubinstein, the Young Concert Artists and the Van Cliburn.
Chaeyoung talks with Jim about how her Korean heritage as shaped her. She also shares what she loves about New York, where she is based. Chaeyoung will be moving to New Haven, Connecticut soon to pursue a doctorate at Yale University.
More information about Chaeyoung's appearance with the Steinway Society, and tickets to the concert, can be found on the Steinway Society's website.