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ABOUT NYCMS 

ABOUT NYCMS 

Founded in 2004 by world-renowned concert-pianist, pedagogue, and impresario Lynn Czae, the New York Classical Music Society, NYCMS, has quickly become one of the world’s foremost organizations in presenting today’s elite classical music’s performers before the international public. Annually, NYCMS presents concerts, master-classes, lecture-recitals, orchestral events, festivals, and operas, which are just a few of the many activities held across continents.

Drawn from amongst the pre-eminent performers in their respective fields, NYCMS’s roster includes distinguished pianists, string and wind virtuosi, conductors, composers, and rising stars of song and opera. Events and festivals are held in cities all over the world - New York City, London, Seoul, Paris, Edinburgh, Venice, Milano, Genoa, Kyiv, Bern, Geneva, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Hanoi, Hochiminh etc. 

NYCMS is a fully incorporated, non-profit organization, collaborating regularly with some of the world’s leading Arts institutions including the: Milano Metro Orchestra, New York Repertory Orchestra,Chamber Music Society of Southern California, Seoul Chamber Ensemble, Bartok Society of California, Central Florida Wind Chamber, Erato Ensemble, Dawn and Dust Festivals, and United Artist Guild. In addition to its main focus, the genres of Film, Cinematography, Visual Arts, and Jazz number among the aesthetic directives of the organization.

Board of Directors

Lynn Czae 

- President and Executive Director (2004- )


Hugh Sung - Official Spokesperson 

                          - International Advisory 

                          - Public Relation  Film  Director 


Jesse Pieper  

- New YorK Concert/ Event Director ( 2024- )


Sol Jin

- Concert and Competition Director ( 2024-)


Rick H.Heymann 

- International Relation  (2017-)


Giovanni Ricciardi 

- Artistic Director, Italy and Advisory, Italy (2020- ) 


Leah D. Li 

- Director of Competition and Director of NYCMS China (2014- )


Camilla Radford-Furman 

-  NYCMS France Orchestra Manager  ( 2016-)


David Oei 

- Concert Advisor


Robert Butts , DMA

-  Concert Advisory / NJ Director  


David Leibowitz  

- Orchestra  and Concert Advisory , New York 


Young June Park, Ph.D. 

-   NYCMS Asia CFO


Stefano Micelli 

-  Advisory, New York


Jesse Pieper 

- 2024 NYC < Fete De La Musique Festival> Director

Affiliated Groups 

New York Repertory Orchestra

American Modern Ensemble

(ameriacanmodernensemble.org)


Baroque  Orchestra of New Jersey

( Baroqueorchestra.org)


Bartok Society of California


Liszt Society


Central Florida Wind Chamber


Erato Ensemble 

-Korea Seoul Chamber Ensemble


Schott Music London


Chency International Music Festival


Naxos  Record


Riverside Chamber Orchestra( Florida)


Opera VOX  SWISS 


Hochiminh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (hbso.org.vn)


Klangakademie Hamburg ( Germany)


National Opera America

Associazione di Promozione Sociale 


Italian Cello Consort



DoAm Art Hall / Art Center Seoul/ DoAm Gallery Seoul, Korea

ABOUT NYCMS Asia

In 2016, NYCMS expanded to Asia where several of our renowned international Artists reside. Our NYCMS Asia Artists have studied and performed all over the world. Concerts are held annually in South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia and China. 

Executive Director: 

Lynn Czae


Senior Advisor, Chief Financial Officer : 

Ph.D. YoungJune Park


Concert Manager : 

Leave of Absence


Asia Concert Advising  Director : 

CheolMin Auh


East Asia Concert Tour Organizing Director : JooHyun Park


East Asia Concert Executive Director : Dongsoo Tony Lee 


Director in China : 

Leah D. Li 


Digital Design : 

SooSuk Jeong


Libraian : 

SeongSic Kim

Artists 

Frederic Moreau (Violin)

YooKyung Min ( Violin)

Jiyeon Ryu ( Violin)

HyungJun Kim (POP Composer, Music Producer, Executive Resident Composer)

Jaesu Park, DMA -(Resident Composer, Advisory)

SungKoo Kang (Tenor)

Sol Jin ( Baritone)

Seunglee Choi (Resident Accompanist)

Jaehee Choi (Clarinet)

Chan Uk Kang (Cello)

Cheolmin Auh (Cello)

Takao Furihata (Violin)

Jimin Ham ( Violin)

Joseph Yosub Lim ( Viola)

SeongSik Kim (Flute)*

YouKyoung Yoon ( Violin) *

Dokjin Oh ( Viola)*

MoonZoo Park (Soprano)

SungJin Kim ( Classical Guitar)

Joyous Singers ( Men's Quartet)


NYCMS Asia Chamber Ensemble:

Violin:

Jaekwang Song, DongSuk Park, Joo Hyun Park,  Nakwon Choi, Shou Tanaka, Soohyun Kang, Yirang Nam, Songyi Han


Cello;

SeungSei Kim, Haejune Park, Sinae Kim, Eunjoo Park


Viola:

HyeYong Kim, Taeyoung Kang, Eun bi Hwang,

HwaJin Lee 


Double Bass:

Lin Chang,Ji Eun Kim, Seungjae Lee


 * Young Artists 

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