Eunhee Baek

Eunhee Baek
백은희
Born (1991-02-18) February 18, 1991 (age 35)
Seoul, South Korea
GenreClassical music
OccupationsPianist, pedagogue
InstrumentsPiano
LabelsDa Vinci Classics, KNS Classical
Websitewww.eunheebaek.com

Eunhee Baek (born 18 February 1991) is a South Korean classical pianist based in Germany. She is known for her recordings of the piano works of Franz Liszt, for which she received the International Liszt Grand Prix du Disque in 2026.

Early life and education

Baek was born in Seoul, South Korea.

She moved to Europe to pursue higher education in music, studying piano at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), the Mozarteum University Salzburg, and the Imola International Academy.

Career

Baek's artistic repertoire heavily focuses on the piano compositions of Franz Liszt. Alongside her concert projects, she is undertaking a long-term recording initiative with the Italian classical label Da Vinci Classics to record the complete piano works of Liszt.

In 2024, she released her debut solo album featuring Liszt's complete Harmonies poétiques et religieuses on the KNS Classical label. In September 2026, the Franz Liszt Society in Budapest awarded this recording the International Liszt Grand Prix du Disque.

In 2026, she released her second Liszt album under Da Vinci Classics, which included Années de pèlerinage: Troisième année and the Trois Apparitions.

She actively performs in solo recitals, chamber music concerts, and music festivals across Europe and Asia.

She has taught piano at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) since 2019.

Awards and honors

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Liszt: One Continuous Inner Journey – Interview with Eunhee Baek". Music Voice.
  2. 1 2 "Preisträger und Preisträgerinnen des Artur-Schnabel-Wettbewerbs" (in German). Universität der Künste Berlin.
  3. 1 2 "Eunhee Baek – Saison 2025/2026" (in French). Conservatoire de Musique et de Danse de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
  4. 1 2 "Ránki Fülöp és Eunhee Baek is Hanglemezdíjat kapott a Liszt Társaságtól" (in Hungarian). Papageno. 22 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "Van de wieg tot het graf: Eunhee Baek en de laatste Liszt". Klassiek Central. 2026.
  6. ↑ "Eunhee Baek – Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage" (in Italian). MusicMap.
  7. ↑ "Franz Liszt: Musique pour piano, Vol. 1 – Eunhee Baek" (in French). ClicMusique.
  8. 1 2 "Crescendo 2026 – Musikfestival der UdK Berlin" (in German). VAN Magazin. 2026.
  9. ↑ "Gegen-strebiges: Unter Blumen eingesenkte Kanonen" (in German). Universität der Künste Berlin.
  10. ↑ "Editions 2011 – International Competition Pietro Argento". Concorso Musicale Internazionale Pietro Argento.
  11. ↑ "Results 2016 – 22nd International Young Virtuoso Competition" (in Croatian). Mladi Virtuozi.
  12. ↑ "Special Prizes 2016 – 22nd International Young Virtuoso Competition" (PDF) (in Croatian). Mladi Virtuozi.
  13. ↑ "Prof. Dichler-Wettbewerb" (in German). Wiener Musikseminar.