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MINJUNG SEO
Pianist
Pianist Minjung Seo has earned critical acclaim as a collaborative pianist, chamber musician, and soloist. She has been praised for her “fine touch and great sensitivity” by the Chatham Star-Tribune and described as “brilliant” by the News & Record.
A recipient of the Samuel Sanders Collaborative Pianists Award, Seo has appeared as both pianist and vocal coach in performances at Lincoln Center, including the Wednesday at One concert series at Alice Tully Hall. She has also performed in ChamberFest, Liederabend, and Sonatenabend at The Juilliard School. As a collaborative artist, she has participated in prestigious summer festivals including the Bowdoin International Music Festival, Meadowmount School of Music, the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, the Heifetz International Music Institute, Music Academy of the West, and the Aspen Music Festival and School.
Seo has performed extensively throughout the United States and internationally in South Korea, China, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic. Her appearances have included performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Columbia University, the Aspen Music Festival, Fulton Opera House, and Auer Hall, among other distinguished venues. Her performances have been featured on WDAV and WIUM Tri States Public Radio.
In recognition of her artistic and educational contributions, Seo received a Southeastern Conference (SEC) Grant in 2024. Since 2023, she has been a member of Ensemble Amitié, an international chamber music ensemble dedicated to collaborative performance and artistic exchange.
Seo holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Accompanying and Collaborative Piano from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano from The Juilliard School, a Performer's Diploma from Indiana University, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Yonsei University in South Korea.
Since 2019, Seo has served as Senior Lecturer of Accompanying and Collaborative Piano at Auburn University, where she teaches class piano and keyboard skills, coaches vocal and instrumental students, supervises collaborative pianists, and performs extensively with faculty and students. Prior to Auburn University, she served as Accompanist Coordinator at Western Illinois University, adjunct piano faculty at Bennett College and Chatham Hall, and staff collaborative pianist at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.