Duo Nova (Yewon Lee, piano & Hyun-Jeong Ahn, piano) | Free Mini-Concert

Yewon Lee; photo: Emma Lee Hyun-Jeong Ahn Monday, May 11, 2026 12 PM Dr. Yewon Lee is a frequently sought-after conductor and collaborative pianist on the operatic and concert stage. Prior to relocating to San Diego, Lee was Assistant Music Director of Opera at Baldwin Wallace University and Adjunct Professor at Kent State University. In the operatic world, she coached at Baldwin Wallace Opera Theater, National Opera Center, Aspen Opera Theater Center, and International Vocal Arts Institute in Israel, France, Italy, and Japan.   Born in Seoul, South Korea, Lee received a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from Seoul National University, completed her Master of Music in vocal accompanying at Manhattan School of Music, and earned an artist diploma in collaborative piano from The Juilliard School. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in choral music at USC.   Currently, she is a music director of the San Diego Festival Chorus and the San Dieguito United Methodist Church. She also serves as the Far South Representative for the California Choral Directors Association. Born in South Korea, Hyun-Jeong Ahn is an accomplished soloist and chamber musician with appearances across the United States, France, Germany, Czech, Spain, and Korea. Ahn was invited to give a solo and chamber recitals at venues such as Carnegie Weill Recital Hall (New York), Brahms House (Baden-Baden, Germany), Palffy Palace (Prague, Czech), Leith Symington Griswold Hall, Goodwin Hall, Friedberg Hall in Maryland, Studzinski Recital Hall in Maine, and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Smith Recital Hall, Smith Memorial Room in Illinois, Seongnam Arts Center, Ceramic Palace Hall, Youngsan Art Center, Ewon Art Hall in Seoul. Ahn performed in a number of concerts as a representative of Seoul National University, including solo appearance in a Gala concert of STUDIO 2021 and Etude Marathon Series, repertoire spanning from Chopin to Schoenberg. She was invited by the faculty of Peabody Conservatory to perform at Thursday Noon Concert Series to perform Dvorak Piano Quintet and Friday Noon Concert Series as a soloist. Hyun-Jeong has been featured in major music festivals across Europe and the United States including the Alpine Music Festival (France), CCM Prague International Piano Institute (Czech), Art of the Piano festival (Cincinnati), Bowdoin International Music Festival (Maine), Summer Piano Institute (Illinois). Recently she was invited to Tanglewood Music Center in Boston.​ Hyun-Jeong is the 1st prize and Best Schubert Award recipient from Carles and Sofia International Piano Competition, top prize from Artciál International Piano Competition and Pacific Stars International Piano Competition, semi-finalist from West Virginia International Piano Competition, and 1st prize winner of American Protégé music competition. Ahn was awarded the prestigious Clara Ascherfeld Award upon graduation in Peabody Conservatory. Also, she is a recipient of SNUAA Scholarship from...