Pianist and harpsichordist Joanne Kong captures the attention of audiences in compelling performances that celebrate the vibrancy and eloquence of musical expression. Her performances have been praised for “great finesse and flexibility” (The Washington Post), “superb” playing (The Boston Globe) and “superb artistry” (San Antonio Express-News) for works “sensitively played” (The New York Times). Her versatility includes the distinction of being the first artist to release a harpsichord-piano recording of the Goldberg and Diabelli Variations, on the BRIOSO label. In 2007, she gave the World Premiere of Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Michael Colgrass’s Side by Side, the first concerto to be written that features a soloist in a dual role as both pianist and harpsichordist.

Kong has performed to critical acclaim in numerous appearances including the Los Angeles and Oregon Bach Festivals, Memphis Chamber Music Society, San Antonio Festival, Los Angeles Monday Evening Concert Series, Virginia Waterfront International Festival of the Arts, the Royal Netherlands Embassy, National Gallery of Art Concert Series in Washington, DC, Strathmore Hall’s “Music in the Mansion” series, Columbia University, Harvard University, the Conservatorio Dall’Abaco in Verona, Italy, the Melk Abbey Summer Concert Series and Baden’s Haus der Kunst in Austria, and the International Festival of Orchestras and Youth in Cartagena, Colombia. She concertized throughout India in a ten-city tour in 2018, and performed in Brazil in 2015 under the auspices of the Partners of the Americas. A gifted collaborator, she has performed with numerous artists, including the Shanghai String Quartet, Eugenia Zukerman, cellist James Wilson, violinist Karen Johnson, and four-time Grammy Award–winning ensemble Eighth Blackbird. Dr. Kong is in frequent demand as a keyboard, vocal, and chamber coach, and has been guest teacher at New York University, New England Conservatory of Music, and Yale University, among others. She currently directs the accompanying and chamber music programs at the University of Richmond.   

Website: joannekongmusic.com