Praised by the German music critic Marie-Louise Funk as “an inspiration beyond excellence, beyond time and space” (Die Rheinpfalz), Soo-Jung Ann has been crossing, expanding and recreating the boundaries of music. Ann established her career as a major pianist by winning numerous prizes at reputable International Piano Competitions: first prize at the 5th International Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn (2013), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli prize of the Piano Academy in Eppan (2013) and first prize at the Concurs Maria Canals of Barcelona (2012). A multi-award winning South Korean pianist based in Europe, she has since been a leading force of 21st century classical music internationally, performing widely across Germany, Italy, Austria, France and Ireland and with major orchestras such as Klassische Bonn Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Kracow Philharmonic Orchestra, Macedonia Philharmonic Orchestra, Wieniawski Philharmonic Orchestra, Rzeszow Philharmonic Orchestra, RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra, Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, Madrid Symphony Orchestra, Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Barcelona Catalan Valles Symphony Orchestra and Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. 

Much loved and appreciated by both the public and the music community, Ann has received favourable reviews and media attention not only for her technical excellence and rigor, but also for her delicate and profound interpretation of music that balances between raw physicality and nuanced spirituality of human emotions. Since winning first prize at the Beethoven Competition in Bonn, Ann has been acclaimed as the next Beethoven specialist following the legendary pianist Prof. John O’Conor. Her ability to transport the audience into an emotionally engaging world of music, one that transcends borders of all kind, marks Ann as the jewel of her generation. 

Ann studied with Prof. John O’Conor and Prof. Thérèse Fahy and received her Doctoral degree in Music Performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. She also studied with Prof. Pavel Gililov and completed a Postgraduate Course at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg in 2014. She released her own recording of 12 Soler Keyboard Sonatas No.75-86 (2018) with Naxos, demonstrating her mature skills, her pure and complex sound.