YOUNG YOO. PIANIST

Education

1987-1990 Sunhwa Arts School
1990-1993 Walnut Hill School of Performing Arts
1990-1993 New England Conservatory Prep. School
1994-1998 The Juilliard School, B.M in Piano Performance
1998-2000 The Juilliard School, M.M in Piano Performance

Awards & Performances

• 1987 Sunhwa Arts School Competition. Korea
• 1989 First Prize, Samik Piano Competition. Korea
• 1989 Young Musicians' Festival. Korea
• 1989 Second Prize, The World Newspaper Competition. Korea
• 1989 Trio Performance with Sunhwa Orchestra. Korea
• 1991 Second Prize, Clark University Piano Competition. Boston
• 1991 First Prize, Harvard Music Association International Competition. Boston
• 1991 Harvard Music Association Solo Recital. Boston
• 1992 Chamber Music Concert at Gardner Museum. Boston
• 1992 Winner, Youth Philharmonic Orchestra of New England Conservatory. Boston
• 1993 Chamber Music Concert at Gardner Museum. Boston
• 1993 Soloist, Youth Philharmonic Orchestra of New England Conservatory. Boston
• 1997 Second Prize, Grace Welsh International Piano Competition. Chicago
• 1998 Solo Recital. Paul Hall. NYC
• 1999 Kingsport Symphony Orchestra International Competition. Kingsport
• 2000 Solo Recital. Paul Hall. NYC
• 2000 4e Concours International de piano 20e siecle. Orelans, France
• 2000 20th Century piano Concert at Paul Hall. NYC
• 2001 Vice Versa Music Production Concert. NYC
• 2002 Piano Trio 'CYKlone' Concert. Seoul Arts Center, Korea
• 2003 Piano Trio 'CYKlone' Concert. Kumho Art Hall, Korea
• 2006 Strada Trio concert. Zipper Hall, Los Angeles
• 2007 Strada Trio concert. Zipper Hall, Los Angeles (Feb.)

Festivals

• 1991 Indiana University Piano Festival.
• 1992 Tanglewood Summer Music Festival.
• 1993 Mozarteum Summer Music Festival. Salzburg, Austria

Master Classes

Peter Lang, Oxana Yablonskaya, Jerome Lowenthal, Karl-Heinz Kammerling, Seymour Lipkin, Martin Canin, Menahem Pressler, Alan Feinberg etc.

Principal Teachers

• Yoheved Kaplinsky, The Juilliard School
• Wha Kyung Byun, New England Conservatory

Teaching Interest

• Piano Performance & chamber music
• Accompanying

Student Teaching and Accompanying

• Piano major students in the Arts School in Korea & U.S. (10yrs experience)
• Private Lessons
• Assisted with accompanying for the singers and all other instruments (Korea & U.S.)
• Accompanying experience of 10 yrs for singers and string instruments
• Currently MTAC member
• Strada Trio member

References

• Yoheved Kaplinsky (The Juilliard School)
• Patty Thompson (Boston University)
• Sarah Watkins (The Juilliard School & SUNY Purchase)
• Paul Ostrovsky (SUNY Purchase)