Sunhwa Park Piano Recital

Pianist Sunhwa Park has enjoyed her successful career as a pianist, a pedagogue, and a collaborative

artist. Ms. Park has received a first prize from American Protégé International Competition of

Romantic Music and Bradshaw and Buono International Competition in the United States, and

various competitions in her native South Korea. She has also earned David Garvey, Mary D. Bold

Scholarship from University of Texas at Austin and Manhattan School of Music Scholarship for her

entire school years. Ms. Park has been given an Honorable Award at her master’s degree graduation

and Best Graduate recital Award. Ms. Park’s concerto appearances have included with Musica Civica

Philharmonic in Italy, Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra in U.S.A, Moravian Philharmonic, Plovdiv

Philharmonic Orchestra, and Pleven State Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulgaria. Her solo performances

have included at venues such as Carnegie Weill Hall, Merkin Hall, Steinway Hall in N.Y, Berlin

Philharmonic Hall in Germany, Smetana Hall in Czech, and Seoul Arts Center, Kumho Art Hall,

Youngsan Art Hall and Sejong Arts Center in South Korea. Ms. Park has also given collaborative

performances in many notable venues and festivals including Tanglewood, Aspen Festival, and

Quartet program. Ms. Park has served as a piano faculty for University of Texas at Austin, Continuing

& Innovative Education Department and its pre-college division. As a collaborative artist, Ms. Park

has worked for woodwind and string department in Manhattan School of Music, Choral Society,

Butler School of Music opera in Texas. Ms. Park has graduated her bachelor of music in piano

performance from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, earned her master’s and doctoral degrees

in piano performance from the University of Texas at Austin, and a professional studies certificate

of classical accompanying from Manhattan School of Music in the United States.

Ms. Park was a jury member for 2016 Italy Scriabin International Piano Competition. Her Mozart

and Grieg Concerto CD recording was released in 2015 on Hungary Fidelio Label and she made

release concerts in Italy, Spain and South Korea in 2016-2017 season. She is currently an artistic

director of Korea Young Artist International Music Competition in South Korea and Creative Classical

Concert Management (CCCM) artist member in USA. Her second album by DUX Label that consists

of piano music by women composers will be released in 2018.