Haesun Paik

After being appointed as the youngest music professor at Seoul National University, HaeSun joined the piano faculty at the New England Conservatory (NEC), and also teaches Walnut Hill students. She is a recipient of the Korean National Academy of the Arts 2019 Music Award—the nation's highest honor for Korean musicians. She has won top prizes at international piano competitions, and has recorded for EMI and Bridge Records. At age 14, HaeSun came to Walnut Hill from Korea, then earned B.M. and M.M. degrees and an Artist Diploma from NEC, under the guidance of Russell Sherman and Wha Kyung Byun. The Walnut Hill tradition continued with HaeSun’s daughter Anna Choi ’21, an oboist, who attends Harvard University.