Today, Dr. Jeongseon Choi speaks about her experiences playing with piano. She speaks about how she began to play piano and why she continues to perform and teach piano to this day. 

A native of S. Korea, Jeongseon Choi, made her first public debut with the Seoul Philharmonic at age eleven. After arriving in the US, she pursued her undergraduate degree in Piano Performance with Jacob Maxin at the New England Conservatory where she was the winner of the Commencement Concerto Competition and performed in the historic Jordan Hall. While working on her Master’s degree at Peabody Conservatory with Fernando Laires, she was granted a scholarship to study at the National Academy of Music in Oslo Norway with Einar Steen NØkleberg. Her DMA degree was completed under the guidance of Anne Koscielny at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her other teachers include Wha Kyung Byun of NEC and Raymond Hanson. Dr. Choi maintains her private studio in the Potomac area and active in performing and adjudicating.