Young-Ah Tak - Piano Music by Haydn, Schumann, Liszt and Kirchner (2011)

Pianist Young-Ah Tak has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Austria, Germany, Italy, Korea, and Japan. Since making her New York debut Alice Tully Hall with the Juilliard Symphony, Ms. Tak has appeared at the Kennedy Center, Jordan Hall, the Ravinia Festival, Music@Menlo, the Wharton Center in Michigan, the Banff Centre for the Arts, and at major concert halls in her native Korea.

Ms. Tak has been a soloist with numerous orchestras including the Filharmonia Pomorska in Poland, Korean Symphony Orchestra, Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Oltenia Philharmonic Orchestra in Romania, North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Imperial Symphony Orchestra, and Ulsan and Busan Philharmonic Orchestras in Korea. Her solo recital appearances have been presented at the Myra Hess Recital Series in Chicago, Trinity Wall Street Concert Series, Fayetteville Arts Festival, Columbia University, and Tongyeong and Busan International Music Festivals in Korea. An active chamber musician, Ms. Tak has collaborated with such artists as Robert Mann, Bonnie Hampton, the Ma’alot Quintet, and members of the Florestan Trio. In addition, her performances have been broadcast on major radio stations throughout the United States.

An advocate of contemporary music, Young-Ah Tak has performed at Sequenza 21 and at the Piano Century concert series in New York, and her debut recording of Judith Zaimont’s Wizards was released by Albany Records to critical acclaim. Ms. Tak has taken top prizes in numerous competitions, including the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, San Antonio International Piano Competition (where she also received the “Best Performance of a Classical Work” award), Isang Yun International Music Competition in Korea, Valsesia-Musica International Piano Competition in Italy, Ettlingen International Piano Competition in Germany, International Fulbright Concerto Competition (where she was also awarded the Audience Prize), Missouri Southern International Piano Competition, and Heida Hermanns International Piano Competition.

Young-Ah Tak has served on the piano faculty at Southeastern University in Florida, at the Preparatory Division of the Peabody Institute, and with the Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival’s Young Artists Program. Ms. Tak has received her training at The Juilliard School, New England Conservatory, and Peabody Institute under teachers that have included Leon Fleisher, Yong Hi Moon, Russell Sherman, Wha Kyung Byun, and Martin Canin.