Minjung Seo

Pianist Minjung Seo has earned critical acclaim as a collaborative pianist and a soloist. She was praised as “a fine touch and great sensitivity” by Chatham Star Tribune and “brilliant” by New & Record. As a recipient of the Samuel Sanders Collaborative Pianists Award, Seo has participated as a pianist in multiple performances at the Lincoln Center. In 2016, Award winning group, Duo Respiro, Seo and Soprano Kye-hyun Kim made a debut recital in Carnegie Hall and concertized in prestigious venues in the US and Korea. She has been invited to be an artist in residence in prestige summer festivals, such as the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Banff Centre, Music Academy of the West, and Aspen Music Festival. Seo received her doctoral degree from University of North Carolina with Andrew Harley, a master’s degree in collaborative piano from the Juilliard School with Margo Garrett and Jonathan Feldman, a Performer’s Diploma from Indiana University with Shigeo Neriki, and a bachelor’s degree from Yonsei University in Korea. In Fall 2019, Seo joins the full-time faculty at Auburn University and previously served as a faculty at Western Illinois University, Bennett College, and University of North Carolina School of the Arts.