Pianist Elise Yun has performed in solo and collaborative
recitals in the United States and abroad, including the Ravinia
Festival Steans Institute, The Moscow Conservatory International
Summer Institute, and at Carnegie Recital Hall (Weill) as
a winner in the Artists International Auditions. Following
her New York recital, Ms. Yun's playing was described as "full
of meaningful expression and musical intelligence." Recent
performances include the Ravel Piano Concerto in G major with
the Wellesley-Brandeis Orchestra in Boston and a lecture-recital
at the International Conference Hall in Kyoto, Japan. As a
chamber musician, Ms. Yun has performed with the Lyrica Chamber
Ensemble (NJ), Musica Mundana (NYC), and Salem Chamber Music
(CT) and in venues such as Merkin Hall (NYC), WQXR-NYC Radio
(NYC), and on WGBH-Boston "Classical Performances."
Ms. Yun has performed extensively with 'cellist Hekun Wu
in the U.S., Italy, Austria, and China, to critical acclaim.
A proponent of contemporary music, the duo has premiered Eric
Sawyer's Bagatelles in Boston and Turkish composer Adnan Saygun's
Sonata in Merkin Hall. The duo has recorded for CRC and Albany
Records.
Ms. Yun has given masterclasses and lecture-recitals in
the U.S., South Korea, Japan, and in China at Xiamen University
and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She has taught at
The Juilliard School as a Teaching Fellow, New York University,
and Westminster Conservatory (NJ). From 1995-2005, she was
on the music faculty at Wellesley College where she taught
piano and courses in performance, music theory, and music
history (Western and East Asian). A graduate of Wellesley
College, Ms.Yun completed her graduate studies at The Juilliard
School (M.M.) and New York University (Ph.D. in performance).
Her teachers include Charles Fisk, Martin Canin, and Jerome
Lowenthal.
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