Pianist Seoyun Baek performs works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Sergei Rachmaninoff, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
Korean-American pianist Seoyun Baek began her musical journey at the age of seven, studying with Kijung Han at the Korean National Institute for Gifted in Arts, a program dedicated to nurturing the country’s most promising young artists. She made her orchestra debut just two years later with the Oistrakh Symphony Orchestra in Chicago as the winner of the DePaul Concerto Competition, and performed on WFMT, Chicago’s premier classical radio station, as part of the winner’s showcase broadcast.
Seoyun is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where she studied under the guidance of Professor Alan Chow. She is also a graduate of the Music Institute of Music Academy program and is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Royal College of Music in London with Norma Fisher.
Highlights for the 2024–25 season include the Korea Peace Day Concert at the DMZ, symbolizing hope for peace between South and North Korea. The concert emphasized unity and global peace, promising the potential for reconciliation in this historically tense region. In addition, Seoyun will give a recital in Korea in August, followed by a recital in London at St. Pancras Church in September.
