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Hyunju Jung
Collaborative Pianist

Hyunju Jung is a highly accomplished pianist with a distinguished academic background and an extensive international performance career.

Dr. Jung has earned numerous prestigious awards in both Asia and the United States, including top prizes at the Special Venue Music Award, the Royal Mass International Competition, MEDICI International Competition, the BTHVN Wien Competition, and the Salzburg International Competition.

She has performed as an invited artist at Seongnam Art Hall, Rode Art Center, and Moonam Center in Korea. Her remarkable performance achievements include a solo appearance with the Perugia Piano Festival Orchestra at the renowned Perugia Hall of Notaries in Italy, Carnegie Hall, San Francisco Opera House, Harvard University, Gallery Inn in Puerto Rico, and the Steinway & Sons in Scottsdale, Arizona, further solidifying her reputation as a distinguished artist on the international stage.

Her artistic development has been significantly shaped by masterclasses with some of the world’s most respected pianists, including Ian Hobson, Robert Roux, Jerome Lowenthal, Joseph Rackers, Mia Chung, Martin Katz, and Sasha Starcevich. These invaluable experiences have deepened her interpretive insight and elevated her technical prowess.

Dr. Jung received Doctoral of Musical Arts in Piano Performance at Boston University, where she studies under the tutelage of Professor Boaz Sharon. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and dual Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance and Chamber Music from the University of Michigan. Her mentors include Gila Goldstein, Sharon Mann, Arthur Greene, Mack McCray, and Kuy Jung Kim.

In addition to her solo career, Dr. Jung is an active collaborative pianist, performing with ensembles such as Coro Allegro, New England Classical Singers, the Bristol Chorale of Massachusetts, Commonwealth School, and Arlington Street Church. She also serves on the piano faculty at Sharon Music Academy and Brookline Music School.