Kun-Woo Paik, pianist
“(Kun-Woo) Paik is a player of consummate artistry, great tonal finesse and elegance.” - Gramophone
“His piano sings, paints, and describes the rise and fall of the wind. But whatever the mood, there is always this precision and attention to detail which draws the audience into the depth of the music.”
- The New York Times
“… the rare kind of virtuoso with whom the poetic idea comes first.” - Financial Times
"Kun-Woo Paik plays with a great intelligence and perfect musical comprehension. One really senses that he has understood everything, and that he tries to transmit to us the fruit of this comprehension in its utmost transparency. His command and technique are irreproachable, his playing is supple and fluid, his touch limpid and smooth; qualities which permit him to serve the composer and to erase himself as performer, to distill and let breathe in his most inspired state, the music of Beethoven. Without a doubt Kun-Woo Paik’s sublime and poetic interpretation will set an irrefutable standard next to Schnabel, Brendel, Arrau and all the other illustrious names illuminating the grand repertoire of Beethoven."
- Richard Holding, ResMusica.com
"... the playing of Kun Woo Paik embraces the music with a symphonic power (what a fantastic shower of colors in the Waldenstein!), rendering the Beethovian weather his with the force of nature. He constructs and structures the sonoric mass exhibiting an absolute command and staggering authority (impossible to not think of Guilels!) without being in the least stiff or emphatic."
- Alain Cochard, Pianiste
Audio samples of Kun-Woo Paik's performance
Korea Music Foundation presents pianist Kun-Woo Paik
Co-sponsored by Korean Cultural Service NY
Performing the music of Brahms and Beethoven
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at CARNEGIE HALL
Sunday November 15, 2009, 8:30pm
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Paik plays Beethoven Piano Sonata No.30 in E major, mvt.2, Op.109
Paik plays Beethoven Piano Sonata No.29 in B-flat major, mvt.1, Op.106
Paik plays Beethoven Piano Sonata No.31 in A-flat major, mvt.3, Op.110
Paik plays Beethoven Piano Sonata No.31 in A-flat major, mvt.4, Op.110
Paik plays Beethoven Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, mvt.1, Op.111
Paik plays Penderecki Piano Concerto "Resurrection"
Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor
Paik plays Fauré Romance sans paroles in A-flat major, Op.17, No.3
Paik plays Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, mvt.2, Op.21
