Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts Presents: Sahun Sam Hong, piano

Artist(s)

Sahun Sam Hong, pianist: https://www.sahunhong.com/

Praised as an “artist of enormous prowess” (Verbier Festival Newsletter) with a “wide range of rich colors” (San Diego Story) and playing that is “bold… with imagination and charm” (New York Classical Review),  a “virtuoso, scaling realms… [with] sheer beauty of tone” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), American pianist Sahun Sam Hong brings his uniquely magnetic tone and colorful style to recital, chamber, and concerto stages worldwide.

Hong is a prizewinner of numerous international competitions, including the Vendome Prize at Verbier (winner), International Beethoven Competition Vienna (second prize), and Naumburg International Piano Competition (third prize).  He has appeared as soloist with orchestras including ORF-Vienna, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Camerata New York, Fort Worth, Richardson, Racine, Waco, Galveston, and Brazos Valley Symphonies. His new solo project entitled “Glowing in Stillness” debuts in the 2025–26 season.

A highly sought-after chamber musician, Hong appears regularly on national tours and mainstage concerts with organizations such as Marlboro, Music@Menlo, Ravinia’s Steans Institute, and Four Seasons. He is a member of the Bowers Program (2024–27) at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He is currently serving on the faculty of CUNY Queens College. Hong is a Steinway Artist.