HaeSun Paik

About HaeSun

Internationally acclaimed pianist HaeSun Paik has captivated global audiences through solo recitals, performances as a soloist with leading orchestras, and as a coveted chamber musician after winning top prizes at esteemed international competitions including Queen Elisabeth, Leeds, William Kapell, and the Tchaikovsky.

Paik has recently performed all five Beethoven Concerti and the Triple Concerto with the New York Classical Players. Additionally, she recorded the complete works by Beethoven for cello and piano with Laurence Lesser, a collection released by Bridge Records. Her debut and subsequent solo recordings are available on the EMI label.

Paik, a much sought-after pedagogical influence in Korea, was the youngest pianist of her generation to be appointed as a music professor at Seoul National University. Currently, she serves as the co-chair of the piano department at the New England Conservatory, following several years of teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Furthermore, she teaches and performs at numerous summer festivals, and has served as a juror in many prestigious international competitions.

Paik, a recipient of the 2019 Music Award from the Korean National Academy of the Arts–the nation’s highest honor for Korean musicians–published her life-essay book, Master of My Own Frustrations, in Korea in 2023.

She graduated from the New England Conservatory and Walnut Hill School under the guidance of Russell Sherman and Wha-Kyung Byun. Her artistic development was further enriched through studies at the International Piano Foundation in Lake Como, Italy.