Alice Kyungsun Yoo, DMA
Daniel Linder, DMA
Pianist Alice Kyungsun Yoo has been performing throughout USA, Canada, China and Europe. As a soloist, Alice has performed with several orchestras including Ontario Philharmonic and UWO Orchestra, and has given recitals in Toronto, Los Angeles, Alberta, Vancouver, Austria, and Rome. As a collaborative artist, she has performed in Los Angeles, Minnesota, Winnipeg, London (Ontario) and Toronto, and she has given numerous recitals with instrumentalists including violists Will Hagen, Simone Porter, Jeff Myers, and trumpet player Josh Rogan. Recently, she has been invited to perform lecture recital on Messiaen’s “Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant Jesus” in Oregon University, San Francisco State University, University of Alabama, Cal State University Long Beach, among many others. She has also been invited to perform live by Minnesota Public Radio with Ray Ushikubo for “Performance Today” in Minnesota, hosted by Fred Child. Ms. Yoo has appeared in masterclasses given by Augustin Hadelich, Stenphen Shipps, Ida Kavafian, Hans Jensen, Martin Chalifour, Richard Goode, John Perry, Leon Fleisher among many others.
Alice Yoo has received numerous scholarships and awards in Canada and USA, including the first place in National Music Festival, first place in Music Competition sponsored by Korean Radio Broadcast, and prizewinner of Canadian Music Competition. She was awarded as a prizewinner at World Piano Competition and Future Stars International Piano Competition. Her chamber performance of “Pierrot Lunaire” by Arnold Schoenberg was hailed as a “top 10 classical concerts of the year” by London Ontario Press. Ms. Yoo is currently a staff pianist at The Colburn School in Los Angeles. Alice has received Doctoral of Musical Arts degree at University of Southern California under the tutelage of Antoinette Perry, and Artist Diploma from Glenn Gould School in Toronto with James Anagnoson.
Daniel Linder has performed solo and collaborative recitals to high acclaim in venues across the United States and in France and Denmark, and recordings of his performances have aired on KUAT Classical Radio in Tucson, AZ. Recent accolades include the 2018 Fresno Musical Club Susan Torres Award (first prize), and prizes in the 2017 James Ramos International Video Competition, the 2015 Seattle International Piano Competition, and the 2014 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, among others.
In Fall 2018, Dr. Linder joined the faculty of the University of Arizona’s Fred Fox School of Music as Assistant Professor of Piano, where he teaches applied lessons and piano literature, and serves as keyboard area coordinator. He has presented lectures on piano pedagogy and music teaching and learning at state and national conferences of the Music Teacher’s National Association (MTNA), and his article, A Multisensory Approach to Memorization was named 2018 ‘Article of the Year’ by CAPMT Connect, the e-Journal of the California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT).
Daniel is an avid performer of 20th- and 21st-century works. Recent and upcoming projects include the world premiere of Kay He’s multimedia work Lost in Colors, collaboration with the Russian String Orchestra in a performance of Alfred Schnittke’s Concerto Grosso No. 1, and performances of works by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Steve Reich. A recording of solo piano works by American composer Daniel Asia is scheduled for release on Summit Records in early 2021.
Daniel was named Class of 2018 Outstanding Graduate by the Keyboard Studies Department of USC’s Thornton School of Music. Before moving to Los Angeles to complete his D.M.A. in piano performance, he earned a M.M in piano performance from the University of Arizona, and both a B.M. in piano performance and a B.A. in history from Northwestern University. His principal teachers are Bernadene Blaha, Dr. John Milbauer, Alan Chow, and Dr. Rose Chancler. Daniel grew up in the Adirondacks of northeastern New York.