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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. Currently serving as Senior Lecturer of Accompanying and Collaborative Piano at Auburn University, Seo maintains an active career as a performer, appearing regularly in faculty recitals, chamber music performances, and collaborative projects.

A recipient of the Samuel Sanders Collaborative Pianists Award, Seo has appeared as both pianist and vocal coach at Lincoln Center, including the Wednesday at One concert series at Alice Tully Hall. She has also performed at The Juilliard School and made her Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Carnegie Hall in 2006. She has since performed extensively at distinguished venues throughout the United States and internationally.

As a collaborative artist, Seo 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. Her broad repertoire spans art song, chamber music, instrumental sonata repertoire, and contemporary music, and she has collaborated extensively with distinguished instrumentalists and vocalists.

Seo has performed throughout the United States and internationally in South Korea, China, Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic. Her appearances have included Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Columbia University, the Aspen Music Festival, the Seoul Arts Center, KBS Hall, and Yongsan Arts Hall. Her performances have been featured on WDAV, Tri-State Public Radio, and WIUW, and recorded for Navona Records.

In recognition of her artistic and educational contributions, Seo received a Southeastern Conference (SEC) Grant in 2024, which supported her 2025 guest recital and lecture at the University of Florida. Her recent engagements include a 2026 faculty recital with cellist Moisés Molina at the University of Alabama and her appointment as Principal Keyboard of the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra. Since 2023, she has been a member of Ensemble Amitié, a prestigious and sought-after piano ensemble dedicated to collaborative artistry and artistic exchange. She is scheduled to appear with the ensemble in concerts in July and December 2026.

Seo holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Accompanying and Collaborative Piano from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano from The Juilliard School. She was awarded full scholarships for her doctoral studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her master's studies at The Juilliard School. She additionally holds a Performer's Diploma from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Yonsei University in South Korea. Her principal mentors have included Margo Garrett, Andrew Harley, Jonathan Feldman, Shigeo Neriki, and Bang-sook Lee.

Prior to Auburn University, Seo served as music faculty at Western Illinois University, Bennett College, and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.