EUNHEE BAEK
PIANIST
Eunhee Baek has established her reputation as a fine young concert pianist with her sophisticated and refined playing, along with her extensive repertoire. Born in Seoul, Korea, she commenced her piano studies at the age of three. Her first recital took place at 13 in the Kumho Art Hall in Seoul, followed by numerous recitals and concerts with various orchestras. Before studying in Berlin at the University of the Arts (UdK), she was a young student at the Korean National University of Arts, combining her studies with composition.
She obtained her diploma (2014) and Konzertexamen (2017) at the Berlin University of the Arts in the class of Mi-Joo Lee. Additionally, she continued her studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg (Post-Graduate/2018) with Jacques Rouvier, and with Boris Petrushansky at the International Piano Academy Imola (2023).
She is a prize winner of various international competitions, including the International Dr. Dichler competition (2005/Vienna), International Pietro-Argento competition (2011/Gioia del Colle), International Artur-Schnabel competition (2011/Berlin), 22nd Young Virtuoso International competition (2016/Zagreb), Lyon International Competition (2018/Lyon), International Liszt Danubia Competition, Swiss International Online Competition (2021), and International Franz Liszt Center Competition (2022). She has also been a scholarship recipient from the Gisela & Erich Andreas Foundation, Foundation Clavarte, and Deutscher Musikrat.
Besides her solo career, she is a distinguished teacher for the younger generation and a member of the "Berliner Ensemble Essenz," a chamber music group specializing in contemporary music. Since 2019, she has held a position at the University of the Arts Berlin.