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Soojung Hong Guest Artist Piano Recital

Join us for this free concert!

Soojung Hong was born in South Korea and graduated from Deokwon Arts High School in Seoul. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in piano performance from Ewha Woman's University, in South Korea, and received her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Minnesota, where she studied with Alexander Braginsky on full scholarship.

Prior to moving to the United States, Ms. Hong won a number of Korean national music competitions, including the Soowon Women's College competition, the Korean-American competition, and several national scholarship piano competitions. She also performed at the Keyboard Instrument Concert, hosted by Ewha Woman’s University, as an audition winner. She is a winner of the Thursday Musical Young Artist scholarship competition, Kenwood Symphony Orchestra concerto competition, and the University of Minnesota concerto competition, which resulted in a performance with the University Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, she placed first at the American Protégé International Competition of Romantic Music, which resulted in the concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. She has frequently performed at many important regional concert venues in the Twin Cities, including the Bloomington Center for the Arts and the Schubert Club, as well as performing on the international stage, including the Beijing International Music Festival and the International Keyboard Institute & Festival in New York. She recently has been invited to Dame Myra Hess Concert Series and her performance will be broadcast live on WFMT, Chicago’s classical music station.

Dr. Hong is also very passionate about education, and has been teaching for over 15 years. She teaches students of all ages, who, under her expert guidance, successfully prepare recitals, contests and auditions. She also presents master classes including University of Northwestern – St.Paul, Crown College and a local musical organization. She is a judge at various competitions and is a member of Music Teachers National Association& Minnesota Music Teachers Association. Soojung Hong is currently serving as a piano instructor at MacPhail Center for Music and she is founder and the Artistic Director of the PianoFun Minnesota Competition for local young pianists.

When

Past occurrences (1)

  • 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2018

Where

Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts (CFA)

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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts (CFA)

Contact

For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations , contact Nicole Novak at 608.785.8409 or nnovak2@uwlax.edu.

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