I enjoy playing the piano as a hobby, and I am not a professional pianist. But I enjoy performing some pieces I practice regularly and accompanying other performances.
(My current academic mentor, however, is a wonderful professional pianist!)
Some Contributions:
02.06.2026: MPIM. Piano Sonata no.21, 2nd and 3rd movement in C Major by L.V. Beethoven, at "Math meets Music: Numbers have Names".
27.02.2026: MPIM. Piano accompaniment to vocal performances of Remy van Dobben de Bruyn and Lola Thompson, on 3 pieces by Schumann and Schubert & Romance for 6 hands by S. Rachmaninoff, performed with Alexandre Maksoud and Wyatt Reeves, at "Math meets Music".
13.11.2025: Oberwolfach. WTC Book 1 no.3 in C# Major by J.S. Bach, Jeux d'Eau by M. Ravel, & personal arrangement of Magic Castle by The Classic, at Workshop on "Arithmetic Statistics for Algebraic Objects". (Sincerest gratefulness to Valentin Blomer for invitation and joint performance.)
25.07.2025: MPIM. Piano Sonata no.17, 3rd movement in d minor by L.V. Beethoven & personal arrangement of Dancing Queen by ABBA, at Conference on "Progress and Emergent Theoreis in Zeta and L-Functions".
13.05.2025: MPIM. Scherzo & Spectral Orbifold by Pedram Hekmati, at "Math and Music Event".
09.05.2025: MPIM. Piano accompaniment to celebratory vocal performances, at Conference on "Asymptotic Counting and L-functions".
19.05.2017: University of Chicago. Live accompaniment to Silent Film "He who gets slapped".
15.01.2017: Doc Films. Live accompaniment to Silent Film "Way Down East".
17.04.2016: Doc Films. Live accompaniment to Silent Film "True Heart Susie".
14.05.2016: University of Chicago. Piano Concerto no.5 in Eb Major by L.V. Beethoven, with University Chamber Orchestra.
Sample Recordings:
Four Seasons in my Hometown (Recorded: October 2022, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Variation on a theme "Spring in my hometown" "고향의 봄" by Wonsu Lee. Arranged by ear during military service.)
Magic Castle (Recorded: October 2022, University of Wisconsin-Madison. K-pop song "마법의 성" composed by "The Classic". Arranged by ear during military service.)
Disney Animated Films Medley (Recorded: December 2018, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Arranged by ear.)
Another Day of Sun - La La Land (Recorded: October 2017, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Arranged by ear.)
Nokia Cell Phone Ringtone Fantasia (Composed & Recorded: May 2017, University of Chicago. Response to the 2017 Scavenger Hunt Item 111: Arrange and perform a greater-than-one-minute-long composition for piano using a classic cellphone alert tune of your choice as the primary ostinato.)
Beethoven Piano Concerto no.5 in Eb Major (Recorded: May 2016, University of Chicago. Courtesy to John Hickernell).
Chopin Ballade no.3 in Ab Major (Recorded: March 2014, University of Chicago)
Beethoven Piano Sonata no.21 in C Major (Recorded: February 2012, Seoul, South Korea)