On Stage: A Pianist Couple’s Intimate Duo — Playing Together, Understanding Without Words
Creatrip Team
22 days ago
Pianist couple Jaeyeon Won and Suyeon Kim present their first full duo recital on Sept. 29 at Seoul’s Arts Center, performing five “two-piano” pieces and one “four-hands” (po hands) duet, including Busoni’s two-piano arrangement of Mozart’s Fantasy in F minor and Schubert’s famous Four Hands Fantasy. Married after a 10-year relationship and balancing careers between Salzburg and Seoul, they spend roughly six months a year together and treat this concert as a rare shared joy. The pair emphasize deep musical rapport built over 12 years of mutual feedback; they say their long partnership lets them communicate musical intent without explicit discussion. For the four-hands piece, Won will handle pedaling while Kim trusts his choices — a small example of their stage chemistry. They chose an adventurous program to introduce lesser-known duo repertoire and to make the concert fun and accessible, hoping audiences feel no need to study background beforehand. Both pianists also expressed a desire to mentor younger musicians and foster collaborative, less lonely environments for emerging performers.
