An accomplished and versatile young pianist, Joseph Yungen has had tremendous success as a solo performer, collaborative artist, and advocate of new music.

Joseph’s most recent activities include winning the Ann Fehn pianist’s First Prize in the 14th Annual Jessie Kneisel Lieder Competition, and completing the Collaborative Piano program at Music Academy of the West. In 2011, Joseph was awarded First Prize in the 88th Annual Schubert Club Competition in Minneapolis, Minnesota. That same year, he was among five pianists selected for an internship at Charles Castleman’s Quartet Program in Boulder, Colorado. In 2008, Joseph competed as a finalist in the First Seattle International Piano Competition, where he received prizes for “Audience Favorite” and “Best Performance of a Piece by Karol Szymanowski.” He was also selected winner of the Southern Oregon Young Artists Piano Concerto Competition for his performance of Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in 2007.

Joseph is currently pursuing Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance & Literature and Accompanying & Chamber Music at Eastman, studying with Douglas Humpherys and Jean Barr. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Piano Performance at Southern Oregon University under the instruction of Alexander Tutunov, with the generous support of the Chamber Music Concerts Charter Donor Scholarship.