| As the winner of the Chicago Civic Orchestra Soloist Competition, Caroline Hong made her debut in Orchestra Hall in a performance of Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto under the baton of Michael Morgan. She has also performed with the Utah Symphony, Richmond Symphony, and Columbus Symphony Orchestra among others. |  |
She has competed internationally in the Van Cliburn International Audition, the Robert Casadesus International Competition, William Kapell International Piano Competition, UNISA International Piano Competition, and was selected to compete in the Montréal International Piano Competition. She made her debut at Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall as a winner of the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition, and has received numerous other prizes.
Before the age of three, Caroline Hong began the study of piano with her mother. Among her most influential teachers are Sergei Babayan, Jerome Lowenthal, and Dmitrii Paperno. She is a collaborative pianist for members of the Columbus Symphony and the Chamber Music Columbus Society. She has appeared twice with the Vermeer Quartet, closing their final season in 2007, and will be performing with the Dorian Wind Quintet in March of 2009.
Entering the Peabody Conservatory at the Johns Hopkins University at age 17, she
completed her B.M. through an accelerated program with honors recognition, and
received her M.M. from the Juilliard School by the time she was 21. She holds a D.M.
degree in Piano Performance from Indiana University with minors in Music History and Music Education, and where she served as an Associate Instructor in Theory, and in Piano.
Currently, Dr. Hong is on the School of Music faculty as Associate Professor of Piano at The Ohio State University. She records exclusively for Fleur de Son Classics, Ltd.