Creatives in Motion Opening Performance : Pianist Chloe J. Mun
Presented by Korean Cultural Center New York and Korea National University of Arts
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Korean Cultural Center New York (122 E 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016)
Tickets: Free (Pre-registration is required)
*RSVP and seating are on a first-come, first-served basis.
*Limited same-day standby tickets available.
<Creatives in Motion> is a collaborative project between the Korean Cultural Center New York and the Korea National University of Arts. Designed to showcase emerging Korean artists and foster connections with local artists and audiences in New York, the event will run for five days starting January 14. Featuring promising talents from the Korea National University of Arts, the program includes exhibitions, performances by six artist teams, and networking opportunities, with highlights such as an opening performance by pianist Jiyeong Mun and an artist talk.
◆ PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach, Partita No.2 in c minor, BWV 826
Franz Schubert, Sonata No.19 in c minor, D958
(Programs above are subject to change)
▲ Pianist Chloe Jiyeong Mun
“I have rediscovered in her the naturalness of musicality that I thought had disappeared.” Jörg Demus, the jury chair of the 60th Busoni International Competition.
At the age of 18, pianist Chloe Jiyeong Mun came to the world's attention in 2014 when she won first prize at the Geneva International Competition in Switzerland. In 2015, she also claimed victory at the Busoni International Competition in Italy. Since then, she has garnered a reputation as one of the most sought-after musicians of her generation.
She has collaborated with leading conductors worldwide, including Myung-whun Chung, Alexander Shelley, Yuri Bashmet, James Judd, Roberto Beltran Zavala, Victor Pablo Perez, Mario Venzago, and Eiji Oue, performing with renowned orchestras such as the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Moscow Soloists, Asia Philharmonic Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Trieste Verdi Orchestra, Nuova Orchestra Ferruccio Busoni, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Palermo Festival Orchestra, MAV Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid (ORCAM), Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, and Korean National Symphony Orchestra.
For recitals, she has appeared at the Gewandhaus, Wigmore Hall, Warsaw Philharmonic, Salle Cortot, Philharmonie Arthur Rubinstein in Bydgoszcz, and Seoul Arts Center. She has also performed at prestigious festivals including Chopin and His Europe, Duszniki Chopin Festival, Arthur Rubinstein Piano Festival, Festival Omaggio di Michelangeli, and Pharos Music Festival. Chloe released her debut album, "Schumann Piano Sonata No.1 & Fantasie," with Deutsche Grammophon.
Additionally, as a dedicated chamber musician, she is annually invited to perform at the Seoul Spring Festival of Chamber Music and Seoul International Music Festival. In 2021, she premiered Jeajoon Ryu's Sonata for Viola and Piano at the Seoul Arts Center with violist Sangjin Kim.
Born in Yeosu, South Korea in 1995, Chloe began studying piano at the age of five. After she studied with Professor Daejin Kim at the Korea National Unviersity of Arts from 2010 to 2020, she received her Artist Diploma from the Barenboim Said Academy with Sir András Schiff.
During the season 2024-2025, she will be part of András Schiff concert series “Building Bridges”, and will perform at Chigiana Festival, Michelangeli Festival, Ferruccio Busoni Festival, Chamber Music Northwest in Portland, Festival Rencontres Musicales de Noyers, Canstatter Klavierfrühling.