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Minsoo Sohn, piano
Hailed for musical intelligence and masterful virtuosity
Sunday • November 22, 2026 • 2:00 pm
Main Auditorium
Described by The New York Times as “a genuine artist with a thoughtfully conceived and poetic interpretation,” Minsoo Sohn is a Korean American pianist known for his musical intelligence and masterful virtuosity.
Sohn has toured extensively throughout North and South America, Europe and Korea. As a soloist, he has performed alongside leading orchestras, including The Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Tokyo Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, Jerusalem Camerata, Holland Symfonia, National Orchestra of Belgium, Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, Korean National Orchestra and the KBS Symphony, among others. He has collaborated with conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Pietari Inkinen and Sasha Goetzel.
2024–25 season highlights included a duo tour with fellow pianist Yunchan Lim across Korea; at the Verbier, Gstaad Menuhin and La Roque d’Antheron festivals in Europe; and a series of recitals playing Beethoven’s Sonatas across Europe—which continued in the 2025–26 season with recitals in Korea, Japan and North America. Sohn is the teacher and mentor of Yunchan Lim, the youngest person to ever win gold at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition at the age of 18 in 2022.
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Sohn’s recordings for Honens and Sony Classical have received international acclaim. Of his recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, The New York Times writes that it is a “beautifully articulated, radiant interpretation,” and named it one of its top recordings of the year. His Sony Classical nine-album box set, Beethoven, Complete Piano Sonatas, was the culmination of his acclaimed four-year immersion in the composer’s music, including concert series, recordings and writings.
Sohn owes much of his success to his mentors, Russell Sherman and Wha Kyung Byun, who he studied with at the New England Conservatory in Boston. After teaching at Michigan State University, Sohn returned to Korea as a much sought-after performer and teacher, and he joined the faculty of the Korean National University of Arts. He has also adjudicated on the jury of prominent international piano competitions, including the Honens and Busoni Competitions. In 2023, Sohn joined the piano faculty at New England Conservatory.
