[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” top_divider_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”|||5px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_text_divider header=”Sahun Sam Hong” text_alignment=”left” color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_font_size=”60px” width=”100%” custom_padding=”|||0px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”|||10px||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Fields of Study:<\/strong> Degrees & Studies:<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/prod6\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/12\/sahun-sam-hong-faculty.jpg” alt=”Sahun Sam Hong, Professor, Piano” title_text=”sahun-sam-hong-faculty” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”66%” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|0px|false|false” box_shadow_style=”preset4″ box_shadow_color=”#E71939″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”15px” custom_padding=”|||7px||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Biographical Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n Praised as an \u201cartist of enormous prowess\u201d (Verbier Festival Newsletter) with \u201clots of clarity, confidence, and wisdom\u201d (New York Concert Review) and a \u201cwide range of rich colors\u201d (San Diego Story), pianist\u00a0<\/span>Sahun Sam Hong\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>brings his colorful style and riveting energy to the solo, chamber, and concerto stage.<\/p>\n Hong was the winner of the 2017 Vendome Prize at Verbier, and a prizewinner of the 2023 Naumburg International Piano Competition and 2017 International Beethoven Competition Vienna. He was also the recipient of a 2021 American Pianists Award.<\/p>\n On the roster of Young Steinway Artists since 2010, Hong has been featured as a guest soloist with orchestras including ORF-Vienna, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Camerata New York, Fort Worth, Richardson, Racine, Waco, Galveston, and Brazos Valley Symphony. He has performed in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall\u2019s Weill Hall, Lincoln Center\u2019s Alice Tully Hall, the Vienna Musikverein, \u00c9glise de Verbier, Merkin Hall, and the Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n A sought-after interpreter of the duo and chamber repertoire, Hong has been invited to perform at major chamber music festivals including Marlboro, Music@Menlo, Ravinia\u2019s Steans Institute, Taos, and Four Seasons. He is an artist at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.<\/p>\n In addition to performing, Hong is a prolific arranger of chamber music and orchestral works, and his innovative transcriptions are performed all over the world. The chamber music collective ensemble132 presents Hong\u2019s creative transcriptions on annual tours throughout the United States.<\/p>\n At the age of 16, Hong graduated magna cum laude from Texas Christian University (TCU), studying with John Owings. He also studied with Leon Fleisher and Yong Hi Moon at the Peabody Institute. Hong is currently based in New York City, and serves on the faculty of CUNY Queens College.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/music\/faculty” button_text=”Back to Faculty Listings” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16px” button_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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