- Joyce Yang
Joyce Yang (born
1986 inSeoul ,Korea ) is a classical music pianist.She began playing piano at age four as her aunt's first piano student(her aunt bought her a piano for her fourth birthday present); at age ten, she entered the Korean National Conservatory, while she also swept many awards from numerous competitions in South Korea.fact|date=February 2007 In 1997, Joyce moved to New York and began studying in
Juilliard 's pre-college division, studying withVeda Kaplinsky . .fact|date=February 2007 While in New York, she attendedWard Melville High School .She gained international renown during the 2005
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition , in which she was awarded the silver medal despite being the competition's youngest participant.fact|date=February 2007 During the same competition, Joyce was also awarded both the Steven De Groote Memorial Award for Best Performance of Chamber Music, as well as the Beverley Taylor Smith Award for the Best Performance of a New Work. fact|date=February 2007During the 2007-08 season, Joyce Yang is touring the United States, playing concerts with a variety of symphony orchestras, including the
New York Philharmonic ,National Symphony Orchestra , Albany Symphony Orchestra,Phoenix Symphony , and the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra.fact|date=February 2007References
* [http://www.albanysymphony.com]
* [http://www.phoenixsymphony.org/artists/guest_artists/guest_artists_yang.html Guest Artist, Phoenix Symphony 2008]
* [http://www.cliburn.org/index.php?page=yang_tour Tour dates of J Yang]
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