Tomoki Park
Piano
Korean pianist Tomoki Park was born in Yokohama, Japan. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has appeared worldwide in venues including Wigmore Hall, Elbphilharmonie, Tokyo Suntory Hall and Philharmonie Berlin. Described by his mentor Sir András Schiff as “a brilliant mind, intellectual in the best sense but full of emotions,” his interpretations were noted as a “standout” (Boston Globe) and “among the highlights and played sensitively” (New York Times).
Among his most meaningful collaborations were performances with his late teacher Peter Serkin of the J.S. Bach and the Takemitsu Double Piano Concertos with the Sacramento Philharmonic, and Adolf Busch’s two-piano music at the Marlboro Music Festival. At Sir András Schiff’s invitation, Tomoki gave solo recitals across Europe as part of the mentorship program Building Bridges and commissioned a new work by American composer Katherine Balch. He was also supported as an artist in the Classeek Ambassador roster ('23-'24).
Tomoki has also premiered over 50 new works in diverse settings, including as a member of the Ensemble Modern Academy in Frankfurt and as part of the Ostasien-Institut’s program at Beethoven Haus Bonn, working with composers such as Rebecca Saunders, George Benjamin, Heinz Holliger, and Dai Fujikura, whose new piano piece Tomoki will premiere next summer in Gstaad Menuhin Festival and Schloss Elmau.
His musical education began in England at age 11, studying piano with Tessa Nicholson at the Purcell School while also pursuing composition. He continued his studies at the University of the Arts in Berlin with Pascal Devoyon, at Bard Conservatory in New York with Peter Serkin, and later at the Lake Como Piano Academy. He is currently on faculty at the Paris Institute of Critical Thinking, through which he is publishing a biography on Peter Serkin.