Praised as “an absolute gem” by Montecito Journal, Korean-born pianist Min Young Kang enjoys a versatile career as a chamber musician, collaborative pianist, and music director. For the past ten years, Min Young has performed in concerts and recitals throughout the United States, France and South Korea, at venues that include Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Château de Fontainebleau, and the Sejong Center M Theater. She has shared the stage with prominent artists including Ani Kavafian, Ettore Causa, Robert Langevin, David Geber, Linda Chesis, Nicholas Mann, Alan Kay, and Stephen Taylor.

Min Young recently released her first record “Remembering Russia” with PENTATONE with Spanish Violist Jesus Rodolfo in Oct 2021 and her playing was described as ‘sensitive’ and ‘nuanced with a lyrical right hand’ in the review by Tarraco Culture Club. Min Young is also a Founder/Artistic Director of Kallos Chamber Music Series(www.kalloscms.org) based in New Haven, CT. Hailed “resonant with the time, and offering understanding, catharsis, and consolation” by New Haven Independent, Kallos Chamber Music Series’ mission is to cultivate a thriving community around a vibrant, intimate, and profound chamber music experience.​

A prize winner at both the J.C. Arriaga Chamber Music Competition, Artur Balsam Duo Competition, and Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition, Kang has also been recognized with numerous awards and scholarships, including the Talisman Energy Emerging Artist Award, Kraeuter Musical Foundation Award, Prix special du Directeur and Prix de Musique de chambre from Ecoles D’Art Americaines de Fontainbleau, and the Manhattan School of Music’s President’s Award Scholarship.

Min Young has extensive collaborative experience, having worked with musicians of all “stripes” - strings, woodwinds, brass, vocal. She has worked as one of the recommended collaborative pianists for a prestigious international competition such as Naumburg International Competition and Long-thibaud Violin Competition (New York Regional).

In summers past, Min Young served as a Collaborative Piano Fellow at the Music Academy of the West, and as a Vocal Piano Fellow at both SongFest and Aspen Music Festival and School. She has also worked as a collaborative pianist at several other renowned summer music festivals, such as Ecoles D’Art Americaines de Fontainbleau, Banff International Music Festival.

Kang received a Master of Music (MM) as a full scholarship student from Eastman School of Music, where she studied collaborative piano and chamber music with Dr. Jean Barr. She completed a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in collaborative piano with a full scholarship from Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Dr. Heasook Rhee.

Min Young completed a Collaborative Piano Fellowship at the Yale School of Music, where she worked with instrumental students in recitals, lessons, and master classes, while also providing rehearsal coaching. She is a Founder/Artistic Director of Kallos Chamber Music Series in New Haven, CT, and also a current staff pianist at Mannes School of Music in NYC.