A prize winner of many national and international competitions, and an active pianist for solo and ensemble, Dr. Soojung Hong performs internationally and at regional concert venues in the Midwest. Her solo recital at Dame Myra Hess Concert Series at Chicago Public Library was broadcast and livestreamed on WFMT, Chicago’s classical music station.

Dr. Hong is dedicated to exploring and elevating the work of female composers. With the support of the Minnesota State Arts Board’s Artist Initiative Grant, she created a video production of Fanny Mendelssohn’s cycle “Das Jahr” (“The Year”), which she complemented with a series of live concerts that were illuminated by contemporaneous paintings and readings of poetry. She also performed the Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7 with the Linden Hills Chamber Orchestra, and is currently engaged in a project highlighting a diverse array of female composers from around the world.

As a passionate educator, Dr. Hong is devoted to teaching musicians of all ages and abilities, guiding them toward a lifelong appreciation of music, recitals, competitions and auditions. Her students have won and received awards in local and international contests. She is also a frequent master class presenter and competition adjudicator on college campuses. Dr. Hong serves as a piano professor at Normandale Community College where she has regularly performed and generated publicity for the Music Department. She is also piano faculty at MacPhail Center for Music, and North Central University.

Dr. Hong holds a Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance from Ewha Women’s University, South Korea, and a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Minnesota on a full scholarship, where she studied with Alexander Braginsky.