Pianist Choi Heeyeon Appointed Professor at Prestigious Peabody Conservatory in the U.S.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Pianist Choi Heeyeon will join the faculty of the prestigious American music school, Peabody Institute.

Pianist Choi Heeyeon. [Photo by Stage One]

Performance planning company Stage One announced on the 12th that Choi Heeyeon has been appointed as a professor at the Peabody Institute. Choi Heeyeon is scheduled to teach piano at the school starting this fall semester.

Fred Bronstein, dean of the Peabody Institute, stated on the website, "We are thrilled to have Choi Heeyeon, who has an outstanding performance career and has been dedicated to nurturing the next generation of performers, join our faculty."

The Peabody Institute, located in Baltimore, Maryland, is the first music conservatory in the United States, founded in 1857 by American philanthropist George Peabody. It became part of Johns Hopkins University in 1977.

Choi Heeyeon graduated from the Berlin University of the Arts in Germany and the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in the United States, and has been a professor in the Department of Instrumental Music at Seoul National University College of Music since 1999.

She is a pianist who has distinguished herself on the international stage by winning awards at prestigious international competitions such as the Viotti, Capell, ?pinal, and Busoni competitions. She has also swept the four major domestic competitions (Dong-A, JoongAng, Korea, and Ewha Kyunghyang). Since her appointment as the youngest professor at Seoul National University College of Music in 1999, she has been nurturing future musicians.

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