Yoonseo Kang, percussion

Yoonseo Kang, from Seoul, entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2017 and studies timpani and percussion with Don Liuzzi, Eric Millstein, and Robert van Sice. All students at Curtis receive merit-based, full-tuition scholarships, and Ms. Kang is the Sueyun and Gene Locks Fellow.

Ms. Kang has appeared as a soloist with the Busan and Incheon philharmonics, the Korea National Police Orchestra, the Seoul National Symphony Orchestra, and Ensemble Ariatti. She has also played with the Hankyung Philharmonic Orchestra. She has won first prize in numerous competitions, including the International Italy Percussion Competition (Marimba Division) and the WooHyun Competition.

Ms. Kang’s previous teachers include Edward Choi, Miyoune Kim, EunJung Kim, and Hankyou Kim. She began playing percussion at age six and timpani at age twelve. In her spare time, Ms. Kang enjoys blogging about cosmetics.