Hailed as “exceedingly interesting” (New York Concert Review) and “kaleidoscopic” (San Francisco Classical Voice), pianist Eunmi Ko concertizes as a recitalist and chamber musician throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. She has appeared in concert halls and festivals, including Carnegie Hall, Herbst Theatre, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Festival de Musica Contemporanea (Madrid), Cluster (Italy), San Francisco International Piano Festival, and Seoul Arts Center, among others. Praised for original interpretations, an abundance of piano technique, and interesting programming, she performs a wide range of piano repertoire from premieres of new works by living composers to traditional and rarely played piano works.
Ko frequently communicates with young pianists through recitals and masterclasses at conservatories and universities. She was the guest artist at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Madrid, Universidad X el Sabio, EAFIT University (Colombia), Thessaloniki State Conservatory (Greece), Hong Kong Baptist University, The Education University of Hong Kong, Soochow University (Taiwan), Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan), University of Maryland, University of Georgia, among others.
As a sought-after collaborator and champion of new music, she works with contemporary composers, ensembles, and performers.
From 2015 to 2019 she was the resident artist for the award-winning percussion ensemble McCormick Percussion Group (MPG) and collaborated with Director Robert McCormick for the Concerti for Piano and Percussion Project.
Her recent recording releases include Strings & Hammers (Ravello Records), Constellations (Innova Recordings), Kid Stuff (Ravello Records), Places & Times (Innova Recordings), Orchard (Neuma Records), Unus Mundus (Innova Recordings), Musical Landscapes of Hilary Tann (Centaur Records, She Rose and Let Me In (Centaur Records), and Plot: Music for Unspecified Instrumentation (Ravello Records).
She holds graduate degrees (MM and DMA) from the Eastman School of Music. She teaches at the University of South Florida as Associate Professor of Piano.
Eunmi Ko is the founder of a new music organization, Contemporary Art Music Project (CAMP), and she serves as President of CAMP. www.eunmiko.com