Pianist Sahun Sam Hong was the winner of the 2017 Vendome Prize at Verbier, and received second prize at the 2017 International Beethoven Competition Vienna. He was also a recipient of a 2021 American Pianists Award. 

He has been invited to perform at major chamber music festivals and is a prolific arranger of chamber music and orchestral works. He is a founding member of ensemble132, a chamber music collective that presents his transcriptions on annual tours. 

At the age of 16, Hong graduated from Texas Christian University, studying with John Owings. He also studied for six years with Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. 

A member of CMS’s Bowers Program, Hong is currently based in New York City and continues his studies with Yong Hi Moon at Peabody.