Hee-Kyung

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Hee-Kyung Juhn, Piano  Pianist Hee-Kyung Juhn was born in South Korea. She lived her teenage years in South America and was later trained in the United States. Juhn attended The Juilliard School and Indiana University, and has participated in music festivals such as Tanglewood, Aspen, Bowdoin, and Yale Piano Summer Institute. Her teachers include Leonard Hokanson (a pupil of Artur Schnabel), Arthur Greene, Wanda Maximilien, Martin Canin, and collaborative pianists Martin Katz, Marshall Williamson and Jonathan Feldman. The American Record Guide praised her recording of the Goldberg Variations by J. S. Bach (MSR Classics), saying that her playing is “sensitive and imaginative” and that she displays “a fine sense of style and . . . command.” The Gramophone wrote “her acumen for voice-leading lends impressive clarity. .” The Santa Barbara News-Press hailed her performance, saying: “We have a strong new Goldberg contender in the marvelous Hee-Kyung. . . She unveiled the depth and logic of the masterwork.” The New York Concert Review called Juhn "a top notch, superb pianist . . . technically brilliant, subtle. ." In addition to numerous solo and chamber appearances, Juhn has collaborated with many outstanding musicians and has appeared on concert stages in South America, Asia, and throughout the United States. She made her orchestral debut at the age of 16, playing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Ciudad de Asunción.
A versatile pianist, Hee-Kyung has worked as an opera coach, staff accompanist, and church music director (organist and choir master). Juhn has taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara and has served as associate faculty in Collaborative Piano at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. Currently, she is the Director of Keyboard Studies at Henderson State University.
Her recording of the Goldberg Variations is available at www.msrcd.com and www.amazon.com.

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