Youngchoon park returns to ballina arts centre

South Korean-born pianist Young-Choon Park returns to Ballina Arts Centre this evening (Thursday, February 19, 8 p.m.) following her memorable concert at the venue in 2011.

Young-Choon began the study of the piano at the age of four and gave her first full recital when she was seven. She played Beethoven's 'Piano Concerto No. 1' with the Seoul Symphony Orchestra at the age of nine. The child prodigy studied at the Juilliard School in New York and later gained the highest masters degree at the Hochschule in Munich.

She has toured extensively, giving over 50 concerts each year in Europe, Scandinavia, South Africa and the United States.

Young-Choon makes many return visits to major concert venues, including the Birmingham Symphony Hall, St. David’s Hall in Cardiff, Belfast's Waterfront Hall, the Alice Tully Hall and Lincoln Centre in New York, de Doelen in Rotterdam, Frits Philips Saal in Eindhoven, Athenaeum Hall in Bucharest, Tivoli Koncertsalen in Copenhagen, Gasteig in Munich, Musikverein in Vienna and the Troldhaugen in Bergen.

She makes her return visit to Ballina Arts Centre tonight, so don't miss this chance to see a top-class performer in action. Tickets cost €18/€16 and booking is advised on (096) 73593.