Kayoung An

Kayoung An, piano

“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, 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, Morning Heights Chamber Orchestra, and Boston Philharmonic 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. Kayoung An received a doctorate in piano performance from the Manhattan School of Music, where she worked with Marc Silverman and Solomon Mikowsky. She also holds degrees from New England Conservatory, Colburn Conservatory, and Cleveland Institute of Music, where she worked with Sergei Babayan, Ory Shihor, Kathryn Brown, and Alexander Korsantia.

Kayoung An is an enthusiastic educator whose students have won many prestigious national and international competitions. She is a sought-after master class teacher and international competition adjudicator.

Manhattan School of Music Precollege faculty since 2022.