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Eunmi Ko (piano) was born and raised in Seoul, Korea. She came to the United States to study with Professor Rebecca Penneys at the Eastman School of Music, where she received her Master of Music degree and is currently completing her doctoral studies.
As a recitalist, Ms. Ko has performed throughout North America, Asia, and Oceania. Her most recent project, presenting the complete Chopin etudes on a single program, captivated audiences in Rochester, Boston, and South Carolina, as well as in Christchurch, New Zealand. As a returning artist for the Newton Free Library concert series in Boston, she performed solo recitals in 2008 and 2009. Also, she was a guest artist at Soon Cheon University in Korea in the summer of 2009. She typically gives at least ten solo concerts each year in many venues.
Ms. Ko also has acquired significant experience as a collaborative pianist in the past few years. In 2009, she was given an internship for the Quartet program at SUNY Fredonia, during which she played six different major string sonatas in three weeks. As part of her graduate award at Eastman, she has played as an accompanist for the studios of C. Castleman, M. Kopelman, O. Krysa, and A. Harris. In 2007, she worked at the Chautauqua summer festival, playing the orchestral parts of 15 different piano concerti over the course of a single competition. In fall of 2009, she will present a piano trio at the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY and also in Pittsburgh, PA.
As a teacher, she currently serves as an adjuct piano instructor at Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, NY, and holds a teaching assistantship in Professor Rebecca Penneys' studio at Eastman.
She has taught at ECMS since 2008. |