June Byun was born in Seoul, South Korea and began piano at the age of five. She was a frequent prize winner in competitions during her formative years and was given an opportunity to perform with Seoul national Orchestra. At the age of fifteen she was accepted into Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Australia. She performed in many concerts, international Music festivals and competitions in Australia, Italy, Austria Germany, Holland, England, Sweden and several cities in the USA including LA, Seattle, Washington D.C and Hawaii.

Ms. Byun received Bachelor of Music Performance degree with Honours and Master of Music Performance degree under Professors Leah Horowitz, Oleg Stepanov, Lev Vlassenko and Natasha Vlassenko. Ms. Byun was one of the last pupils of legendary pianist Lev Vlassenko during his last year of life in Australia.

One of the biggest event for her career was that she presented a recital in the Sydney Opera house sponsored by Queensland government and in the same year she received the Owen Fletcher Postgraduate Scholarship from Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University. Also her performances are frequently broadcasted on 4MBS FM Radio Classical channel in Australia and engaged with ABC Radio recording for Young Performer Award.

Ms. Byun performed at the International Sommerakademic University of Mozarteum in Austria and was awarded a performance diploma by professor and director of International Chopin competition Andrezy Jasinski. In same year she invited to perform at Oxford Piano Festival in England.

Ms. Byun participated in masterclasses with Piers Lane, Christopher Elton, Lamar Crowson, Philip Kawin, James Gibb, Mikhail Voskressenkey, Paul Robert, Christina Ortiz. Also she participated as chamber musician in masterclasses with Lyn Harrell, Tim Hugh, Richard Markson, Florian Kitt, David Pereira, Howard Davis, Yehudi Menuhin, Ralph Kirshbaum, Maxim Vengerov, Ola Carson.

Sun Elliott is a pianist, chamber musician, and teacher. She began piano at the age of 6 in South Korea, and continued her piano studies after moving to Canada in her adolescence. During her years in Canada, she participated in various competitions and festivals, notably as a prizewinner at the Canadian Music Competition, the Pacific Music Festival, and the Kiwanis Music Festival. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of British Columbia, where she studied with Rena Sharon and Alexander Korsantia.

She went on to receive her Master of Music degree from the Royal College of Music in London, where she studied with the late Yonty Solomon. She was one of the top prizewinners for the Beethoven Competition at the RCM. She also had an opportunity to study for some time in Vienna, Austria with Prof. Em. Walter Fleischmann.

Throughout her studies at various institutions and beyond, she had numerous opportunities to perform as a soloist and collaborative pianist at venues across Canada and the U.K., such as The Orpheum, the Chan Centre for the Arts, the Banff Centre, the Royal Albert Hall, and St. Paul’s Cathedral, among others. She also performed in masterclasses by Leon Fleisher, Jane Coop, Henri Brassard, and Heinz Medjimorec of the Haydn Trio Wien, among others.

CJ CAPEN is a solo pianist, chamber musician, vocal coach and teacher. He has performed in various venues across the United States, Europe and China, and enjoys performing benefit concerts as well as accompanying various ensembles throughout the greater DC area. He has served as staff accompanist at Elon University, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Chicago Summer Opera, and currently Voce Chamber Singers based out of Vienna, VA.

CJ Capen received a BFA in Piano Performance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, an MM in Piano Accompanying from University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Choral Conducting from Messiah University.

He has taught privately since 2001, and his students have gone on to some of the most prestigious music schools, such as Eastman Conservatory, Oberlin, Indiana University, to name but a few. As a teacher he is interested not just in the students’ correct notes and rhythms, but in developing the whole musician and the students’ passion for the music. In addition to teaching privately, he also enjoys classroom teaching and serving as guest clinician at music festivals.

As an avid soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative pianist, Minji Lee appeared at
numerous concerts and festivals nationally and abroad. When Lee was eleven, she made her
first debut performing Mendelssohn Piano Concerto in G minor with the National Ukraine
Symphony Orchestra.

From a young age, she won numerous competitions, including Eumyoun Competition and
Eumak Chunchu Concours in Korea. She attended Seoul Arts High School and Yewon School,
the most prominent Arts Schools in South Korea. Since she arrived in the United States, she
has received top awards in Lennox International Young Artists Competition, International
Young Artist Piano Competition in Washington DC, and MTNA National Finals. She was also
presented in prestigious music festivals, including Aspen Music Festival, Honeywell Arts
Academy, and Asia International Piano Academy & Festival, with a full fellowship and
scholarship.

Throughout her studies, Lee has been offered full scholarships by the Peabody Institute of
the Johns Hopkins University and Shenandoah Conservatory. She is currently pursuing her
Doctoral degree at Shenandoah Conservatory. She has received masterclasses and
mentorships from Leon Fleisher, Richard Goode, Pascal Rogé, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Anton Nel,
Ann Schein, Jeremy Denk, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Anne-Marie McDermott, Finghin Collins,
Susan Starr, Orion Weiss, Peter Dugan, and Alexander Bernstein. Her primary teachers have
been John O’Conor, Boris Slutsky, and Hyoung Joon Chang.