• "We heard music of the utmost delicacy alternating with massive statements, all of which was compelling, stimulating and touching."
    — Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  • "... a polished and serious-minded pianist."
    — GRAMOPHONE
  • "She naturally possesses a high-gloss polish; what is most striking, though, is her winning combination of passion, imagination, and integrity."
    — New York Concert Review
  • "...a thrilling blend of fury and finesse."
    — San Antonio Express-News
New Album Release

BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS
Young-Ah Tak, piano

Steinway & Sons begins their celebration of the Beethoven anniversary year with a new recording from the thrilling Korean pianist Young-Ah Tak, an artist who was born to play this music.
Watch Young-Ah plays Schumann
Schumann: Fantasie in C Major, Op.17 (1st movement)
Live performance at Seoul Arts Center's IBK Hall, Korea
탁영아 독주회, 예술의전당 IBK홀
July 27, 2021
About

Young-Ah Tak

Praised for her “thrilling blend of fury and finesse” (San Antonio Express-News) and her “winning combination of passion, imagination, and integrity” (New York Concert Review), pianist YOUNG-AH TAK (탁영아) enjoys a remarkable career that has taken her throughout the United States, Canada, Austria, Germany, Italy, Korea, and Japan. [Learn More]

Young-Ah Tak
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RECENT NEWS • 최근 소식
News
Up Next: Young-Ah's performance of Liszt will be broadcast on WRTI Philadelphia on March 29th at 3pm (ET) as part of Steinway's 171st Celebration! (wrti.org)   Young-Ah will present a series of masterclasses at Yonsei University (Seoul) and Busan National University (Busan) in Korea in March.
Young-Ah presented a masterclass at MIT in February. Young-Ah recorded two Schubert piano sonatas at Steinway Hall NYC in October, 2023. The CD will be released in spring 2024. Stay tuned!
Young-Ah recently performed a recital "Music in the Great Hall" concert series at Maguire Museum, and a Spiriocast Recital in Steinway Hall NYC.  In June-July 2023, Young-Ah performed at Seoul Arts Center's IBK Chamber Hall, and gave masterclasses at Steinway Seoul as part of the Steinway Artist Masterclass Series.  In March 2023, Young-Ah gave a masterclass and a solo recital at Temple University (PA), and presented a solo recital in Trinity Concert Series in Watertown, NY.
Young-Ah's other recent engagements in recent years have included appearing as a guest artist at the Art of the Piano online festival, West Chester University, solo recital in NYC's Steinway Hall, and performing as a soloist with the Orchestra of Northern New York. She also appeared at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and Philadelphia's WRTI FM classical station.
Young-Ah’s All-Beethoven CD has been released worldwide on the Steinway & Sons Label. The inaugural Crane International Piano Festival where Young-Ah is the Founding Artistic Director of the festival took place at Crane School of Music in SUNY Potsdam in summer 2019. The festival was also featured on the PBS.
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Up Next: 오는 3월 29일 오후 3시 WRTI (필라델피아 클래식 FM) 에서 제 연주가 중계 됩니다. (wrti.org).  3월 22일과 27일 연세대학교와 부산대학교에서 마스터클래스가 있습니다.
지난해 10월 스타인웨이 홀에서 슈베르트 소나타 음반 녹음과 Spiriocast 리싸이틀 녹음이 진행되었습니다.  이번해에  발매될 음반 기대해주세요!  2월 MIT 에서 마스터클래스가 있었으며 지난해 9월 Music in the Great Hall 콘서트 시리즈의 첫번째 연주로 독주회가 있었습니다.
2023 6월-7월간 예술의 전당 IBK홀 줄리어드 동문 콘서트 연주를 비롯 충북예술피아노학회 초청 마스터클래스, 스타인웨이 서울에서 (Steinway Artist Masterclass series) 마스터클래스를 가졌습니다.  3월에는 필라델피아의 템플 대학교 초청으로 독주회와 마스터클래스를 비롯 뉴욕 워터타운의 Trinity Concert Series에서 독주회가 있었습니다.
2022년 11월 펜실베니아 주 웨스트 체스터 대학에서 마스터클래스, 그리고 미시간대학교에서 (University of Michigan) 콘체르토 콩쿨 심사위원으로 활동하였습니다.
스타인웨이(Steinway & Sons) 레이블에서 베토벤 솔로 CD 가 전세계 동시 발매되었습니다. 다운로드와 스트리밍으로도 출시되었으며 자세한 사항은 스타인웨이 공식 웹사이트 에서 보실 수 있습니다. 베토벤 열정 소나타는 Spirio Spotlight 에 선정되어 소개되었습니다.
2019년 7월 총예술감독으로 활동하였던 Crane 국제 피아노 페스티벌이 미국공영방송(PBS)에 소개되었습니다.
"... a polished and serious-minded pianist."
GRAMOPHONE