eunmi ko
who i am really…
I am an Asian woman living in Tampa, FL. I make living by teaching piano students and coaching ensembles at the University of South Florida. However, my real full time job (not providing me bread and butter but it gifts me with a pure joy) is running a new music organization, Contemporary Art Music Project (CAMP). I camp all year around, collaborating with dancers, galleries, composers, ensembles, performers, poets, and scientists. And of course, I play piano ;)
Contact me if you want to work with me (or CAMP)
the professional stuff
brief bio
Known for her innovative approach to music and performance, Eunmi Ko concertizes as a recitalist and chamber musician throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. As a sought-after collaborator and champion of new music, she works with contemporary composers, ensembles, and performers from around the world. She is the co-founder and president of the new music organization Contemporary Art Music Project (CAMP).
short bio
Hailed as exceedingly interesting(New York Concert Review) and kaleidoscopic(San Francisco Classical Voice), Eunmi Ko concertizes as a recitalist and chamber musician throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas and appeared in Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and Herbst Theater, among others. As a sought-after collaborator and champion of new music, she works with contemporary composers, ensembles, performers, and other artists. Ko was an artist-in-residence for McCormick Percussion Group, Iceberg New Music Summer Institute, Present Music, COMA (Madrid International New Music Festival), San Francisco International Piano Festival, and more. Ko holds graduate degrees (MM and DMA) from the Eastman School of Music. She is the Co-founder and President of the Tampa-based new music organization Contemporary Art Music Project (CAMP). Ko may also be heard on recently published CD releases by Neuma Records, Innova Recordings, Ravello Records, and Centaur Records.
full bio
Born and raised in South Korea, Eunmi Ko is a daring pianist known for her innovative approach to music and performance. With a diverse repertoire spanning classical, contemporary, and experimental genres, Ko seeks to challenge and inspire audiences around the world. Hailed as exceedingly interesting(New York Concert Review), excellent(Gramophone), and kaleidoscopic(San Francisco Classical Voice), Ko appeared in Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Herbst Theater, and Seoul Arts Center, among others. She was an artist-in-residence for the award winning percussion ensemble McCormick Percussion Group (2015-2019), Iceberg New Music Summer Institute, and Present Music, among others. She was a guest artist at COMA (Madrid International New Music Festival), CLUSTER (Italy), San Francisco International Piano Festival, En Blanc et Noir Festival, Swan City Piano Festival, and more. As a champion of new music, Ko commissioned from a large number of contemporary composers for her solo/ensemble/interdisciplinary/pedagogy projects - Isang Yun Centennial Project, Piano Concerti with Percussion Orchestra(co-commission with Robert McCormick), Orchard, MUTED, SPAM!, Project GUT, Project 1.5 & 34. 7, and more.
Ko communicates with the younger generation of composers and pianists through masterclasses, performances, and lectures. She was a guest artist at Soochow University (Taiwan), Fu-Jen Catholic University (Taiwan), EAFIT University (Colombia), Hong Kong Baptist University, The Education University of Hong Kong, Thessaloniki State Conservatory (Greece), Real Conservatorio de Superior de Musica de Madrid, Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio (Spain), University of Miami, Illinois State University, University of Notre Dame, Bowling Green State University, University of Tennessee, University of Georgia, University of Central Florida, Swan City Piano Festival, and more.
In 2021, she co-founded a Tampa-based new music organization, Contemporary Art Music Project (CAMP). Celebrating the music of living composers, CAMP is a hub of collaboration and new music. CAMP has programmed over 80 composers’ works, including several world premieres. Presenting the highest quality of performances, interdisciplinary projects, and a broad spectrum of new music, CAMP hosts multiple concerts and its annual new music festival, CAMPGround, in the Tampa Bay area. Prior to CAMP, she served as a faculty advisor for USF New Music Consortium (2015-2021), artist faculty for Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival (2013-2018), and assistant director for the Women in Music Festival at Eastman (2011).
Ko received graduate degrees from the Eastman School of Music under the guidance of Rebecca Penneys. She is on the faculty at the University of South Florida. Ko may also be heard on recently published CD releases by Neuma Records, Innova Recordings, Ravello Records, and Centaur Records.