Winner of the inaugural Zara Nelsova Memorial Award, cellist Se-Doo Park's performances have taken her around the world. She won top prizes in Musical Instrument Bank Competition by the Canada Council for the Arts in 2018, 2015 and 2012, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra Standard Life Competition, Korean TV-Radio Competition, The Royal Conservatory of Music Academy Symphony Orchestra Competition, among others.
Ms.Park performs regularly in North America and Europe as a soloist and a chamber musician, premiering chamber and solo works that have been composed for her. She successfully gave solo recitals across Canada upon winning Zara Nelsova Memorial Award, and was featured as a soloist on the closing concert of Canadian-Korean Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with ARC Ensemble (Artists of Royal Conservatory) of Canada as a guest cellist since 2013-14 season, and with the group toured both western Canada and Europe, and has been aired on CBC Radio. A versatile musician in demand, she has collaborated with top artists in different genres, ranging from the world-renowned musicologist and pianist, Robert Levin, to the pop singer Nathan Pacheco on his PBS Specials.
Ms. Park has appeared at numerous music festivals, including the Verbier Festival Academy, where she attended on a grant from Canada Arts Council and was awarded Prix Nicolas Firmenich de Violoncelle as “the cellist of the year" in 2012, Cabrillo Contemporary Music Festival, Ravinia Festival, Sarasota Music Festival.
Ms.Park has a strong passion for teaching as well, and it led her to give masterclasses at University of Manitoba and Manitoba Cello Society in Canada. She coached at The Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, The Chamber Music Workshop at The Colburn School, and The Academy of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She served as a mentor at local schools in Maryland, including Peabody Institute of Music. Ms.Park is also a demanded judge at international competitions.
Born in Monterey, California, Ms. Park grew up in both Korea and Canada. She first began her musical lessons on piano at age 7, making her orchestral debut as a solo cellist at 15 in Korea. She obtained her Artist Diploma from The Colburn School in Los Angeles under the tutelage of Ronald Leonard, after receiving a Bachelor and a Master's degree on full scholarship, including the prestigious Rena Robbins Shapiro Memorial Scholarship in Cello, from The Juilliard School in New York City. Her mentors include Timothy Eddy, Bryan Epperson, Rafael Figueroa, Menahem Pressler, Sharon Robinson, and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi. Ms. Park is making her home in Baltimore, Maryland from 2016-17 season as a member of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with the beautiful 1730 Newland Joannes Franciscus Celoniatus cello of Turin, Italy, on generous loan from the Canada Council for the Arts. Prior to joining Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, she was a member of Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Ms.Park is the co-founder of Avec G Management (L'Agence avec G) since 2023 and has been dedicating her time to discovering and nurturing the next generation.
Ms.Park performs regularly in North America and Europe as a soloist and a chamber musician, premiering chamber and solo works that have been composed for her. She successfully gave solo recitals across Canada upon winning Zara Nelsova Memorial Award, and was featured as a soloist on the closing concert of Canadian-Korean Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with ARC Ensemble (Artists of Royal Conservatory) of Canada as a guest cellist since 2013-14 season, and with the group toured both western Canada and Europe, and has been aired on CBC Radio. A versatile musician in demand, she has collaborated with top artists in different genres, ranging from the world-renowned musicologist and pianist, Robert Levin, to the pop singer Nathan Pacheco on his PBS Specials.
Ms. Park has appeared at numerous music festivals, including the Verbier Festival Academy, where she attended on a grant from Canada Arts Council and was awarded Prix Nicolas Firmenich de Violoncelle as “the cellist of the year" in 2012, Cabrillo Contemporary Music Festival, Ravinia Festival, Sarasota Music Festival.
Ms.Park has a strong passion for teaching as well, and it led her to give masterclasses at University of Manitoba and Manitoba Cello Society in Canada. She coached at The Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, The Chamber Music Workshop at The Colburn School, and The Academy of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She served as a mentor at local schools in Maryland, including Peabody Institute of Music. Ms.Park is also a demanded judge at international competitions.
Born in Monterey, California, Ms. Park grew up in both Korea and Canada. She first began her musical lessons on piano at age 7, making her orchestral debut as a solo cellist at 15 in Korea. She obtained her Artist Diploma from The Colburn School in Los Angeles under the tutelage of Ronald Leonard, after receiving a Bachelor and a Master's degree on full scholarship, including the prestigious Rena Robbins Shapiro Memorial Scholarship in Cello, from The Juilliard School in New York City. Her mentors include Timothy Eddy, Bryan Epperson, Rafael Figueroa, Menahem Pressler, Sharon Robinson, and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi. Ms. Park is making her home in Baltimore, Maryland from 2016-17 season as a member of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with the beautiful 1730 Newland Joannes Franciscus Celoniatus cello of Turin, Italy, on generous loan from the Canada Council for the Arts. Prior to joining Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, she was a member of Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Ms.Park is the co-founder of Avec G Management (L'Agence avec G) since 2023 and has been dedicating her time to discovering and nurturing the next generation.
