Classical Sound

Korean pianist Sohee Kwon has been recognized with top prizes at major competitions, including First Prize at the 2020 MTNA Chamber Music Competition and Second Prize at the 2020 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Her performances have taken her to leading venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Beethoven-Haus Kammermusiksaal in Bonn, Germany, as well as to esteemed series including the Chamber Music Society of Logan, Chamber Music International, Sarasota Music Festival, Mid-America Performing Alliance, Austin Chamber Music Center, and ATX Chamber Music and Jazz. In high demand as a collaborator, she has worked with distinguished artists and ensembles such as Invoke String Quartet, The Artisan String Quartet, OSMOSIS String Quartet (Leipzig), members of major orchestras, and faculty from major universities worldwide.

An active educator and passionate advocate for chamber music, Kwon serves on the faculty of the Austin Chamber Music Center, the International Summer Music Institute at the University of North Texas, andwas just appointed the Director of Education for the Classical Sound Chamber Music Academy. She is frequently invited to present masterclasses, lectures, and performances at institutions including Rutgers University, the University of Kansas, the University of North Texas, and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Kwon holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied under Dr. Andrew Brownell. She earned her Master’s degree from Rice University under Jon Kimura Parker and completed undergraduate studies at the Manhattan School of Music and Rutgers University with Daniel Epstein and Dr. Min Kwon. She graduated with the Elizabeth Wyckoff Durham Award for Excellence in Keyboard Performance and was supported by full and presidential scholarships throughout her studies.