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Reviews
“Pianist steals show”— “At the keyboard she exemplifies poise at the same time demonstrating a feeling for the music. Her execution is spirited, but exact.”
Lee Hansley, Winston-Salem Journal
“Hyunsoon Whang was a real standout on the piano...she is the kind of player who appears to immerse her entire being in the music.”
Thom Andriola, The Taos News
“Perhaps the orchestra members were inspired by the elegance and accuracy of Ms. Whang’s performance...”
James Wierzbicki, St. Louis Post Dispatch
“Each musical moment was carefully thought out. There was an attempt to inject each note with maximum musical beauty.”
Richard Riley, The Morning Union, Springfield, Massachusetts
“... and proved capable not only of mastering the technical hurdles posed but adding a helping of the sturm und drang called for.”
Peter Jacobi, The Herald-Times, Bloomington, Indiana
“Ms. Veskimets and her pianist, Hyunsoon Whang were equal collaborators, and both acquitted themselves with technical aplomb and an unwavering sensitivity to one another....All-in-all, this was a most satisfying evening of first-class music making.”
Eric Mazonson, Corresponding Critic, Boston, Massachusetts
“Whang the ticket to keep Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra on track” — “Throughout, Whang played deliberately, but never pounding. The strength required was there, but always delivered with a grace and beauty that brought the imagination of the audience along willingly.”
Charles Clark, The Lawton Constitution
Honors
Louise D. McMahon Endowed Chair in Music, 2006 to present, Cameron University
Faculty Hall of Fame, 2004, Cameron University Alumni Association
Artist of the Year, 2002, Lawton Arts and Humanities Council
Entertainer of the Year, 2001, Cleveland Earth Day Coalition
Distinguished Research Award, 2001, Southwest Oklahoma Advanced Technology Association
Who’s Who Among American Teachers, multiple listing
Membership
Music Teachers National Association, Nationally Certified Teacher of Music
Pi Kappa Lambda
Phi Kappa Phi
Korean American University Professors Association
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