Klara Min

pianist

“Brilliant playing … intuitive musicianship” – Classic FM Gramophone magazine describes Klara Min’s recent recording of Scriabin work on the Steinway & Sons record label as, “In short, Min’s finest performances will make Scriabin fans sit up and take notice.” Her recording on the selections of Chopin’s Mazurkas was released on Delos. American Record Guide selected the album as one of six critics’ choices raving, “her dynamic control is out of this world”. 

A native of South Korea, Ms. Min has performed extensively throughout North and South America, Europe as well as South Korea, in some of the world’s most important concert venues including Wigmore Hall London, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall, Gasteig Munich, Berlin Philharmonie Hall, Konzerthhaus Berlin, Laeiszhalle, Salle Cortot Paris, Konzerthaus Vienna, and Lotte Concert Hall and KBS Broadcast Hall in South Korea. 

She has performed with prestigious orchestras such as Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Hamburger Kammerphilharmonie, Munich Kammerphilharmonie, Seoul Symphony Orchestra, Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, American Chamber Orchestra and St. Petersburg State Symphony among others under the baton of conductors such as Vladimir Fedoseyev, Ken Masur and Gabor Takacs-Nagy. 

In the past season, she has toured South America with Orquesta Sinfonica de Salta in Argentina and in Chile and has collaborated with a French composer Jean-Frederic Neuburger premiering the composer’s works at various venues. In the season 2019-2020, Ms. Min will release the first recording of the series of Schumann on Haenssler Classics, perform solo recitals in European cities, and appear as a soloist with Sinfonia Varsovia at Berlin Philharmonie Hall which will lead to a European tour with the orchestra in the following season performing Chopin Concerto No. 1. 

Respected also as a thought-leader in music industry, Ms. Min is the founder and artistic director of New York Concert Artists and Associates (NYCA). NYCA serves as a networking organization for musicians to collaborate and create dynamic partnerships with managers, presenters, and other artists. NYCA presents annual international music festival & academy ClassicalBridge, where she services as an artistic director. Klara Min is a Steinway Artist and a recipient of Samsung scholarship. She divides her residence in Paris and New York.