(Photo Credit: Seungho Choi)
Soo-Kyung Park
Flutist Soo-Kyung Park enjoys a multi-faceted career as a soloist, chamber musician, artistic director, producer, and teacher. Upon arriving in United States in 1984, Ms. Park was accepted at The Juilliard School in the Pre-College Division, where she studied with Bonnie Lichter. She continued her studies at The Juilliard School where she earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music Performance under the tutelage of Julius Baker and Jeanne Baxtresser.
Ms. Park has performed solo and chamber music concerts throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her recent performances include a solo performance with the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra at IBK Hall in Seoul and two double concerto performances each with Keith Underwood and Carol Wincenc in New York and Utah. Her performances also extend beyond the stage to recordings, and she released her first album “Reminiscing” under SONY Korea label in 2013.
Highly in demand as an instructor, Ms. Park has taught master classes in the United States, Europe, and Korea. She is currently an Artist Professor at New York University as well as a faculty member of the Manhattan School of Music, Pre-College Division. She also serves as faculty at The Consummate Flutist in Pittsburgh.
Ms. Park is also an enthusiastic advocate of chamber music. As the founding member and artistic director of the Musicians of Lenox Hill, she has led the ensemble for annual performances at the Temple of Israel in NYC for more than two decades. She is also a founder of New York Flutists, a flute ensemble based in New York City.