Hyewon Chang

South Korean-born pianist Hyewon Chang’s musical journey has seen her grace stages of international renown, including the Weill Concert Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich, and the historic birthplace of Franz Joseph Haydn in Rohrau, Austria. Additionally, her performances have resonated through Rolston Hall at the Banff Centre and across numerous venues in America, captivating audiences with her profound musicality and technical prowess. 

She has performed with the Camerata München, LA Korean American Musicians’ Association Orchestra, engagements such as the “Artists of Tomorrow” concert with the Brentwood Westwood Symphony Orchestra, as well as performances with the Culver Symphony Orchestra. She has been invited to Chopin Masterclasses, a collaboration with The Fryderyk Chopin Institute at Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards. She has performed in numerous masterclasses with world-renowned artists, including Leon Fleisher, Menahem Pressler, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Dang Thai Son, and Olga Kern, among others. 

Aside from her solo career, Chang participated in Chamber music collaborations such as the Colburn Chamber Music Society concert with Denis Bouriakov, principal flutist of the LA Philharmonic. Her leadership and artistic vision have been instrumental in her role as the artistic director of the Aegio International Piano Competition for the California/Los Angeles region.

She has participated in competitions, including first prizes in Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, Orbetello International Piano Competition, Clara Schumann International Piano Competition, ICA International Piano Competition, and Korea’s Segye-Ilbo Music Competition, second prizes from American Protégé Piano Competition, and Seoul Young Artist Music Competition. Also, she made it to the finalist and semi-finalist stages for New York International Piano Competition, Dallas International Piano Competition, and Thailand International Piano Competition. 

Chang has attended The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto on a full scholarship, followed by obtaining a Bachelor of Music degree from the Colburn School and a Master of Music degree from the USC Thornton School of Music. She studied under the tutelage of renowned pianists John Perry, Ick Choo Moon, and Jeffrey Kahane. Currently, she is continuing and pursuing a Doctoral of Musical Arts at USC Thornton School, and she is a staff pianist at the Colburn Conservatory of Music.