BROOKINGS (10-27-26) — Internationally acclaimed pianist Chaeyoung Park will present a solo recital at South Dakota State University at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center. The concert is presented as part of SDSU’s University Chamber Music Series.
The performance will include music by Bach, Ravel, Bartók and Rachmaninoff, offering audiences an opportunity to experience some of the most celebrated works written for the piano. In recognition of the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death, Park is also set to deliver a powerful performance of Beethoven’s celebrated Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, nicknamed the “Appassionata.”
Having earned three degrees from the Juilliard School, Park has earned international acclaim through a series of significant competition successes. She was the winner of the 2022 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions and a semifinalist in the 2025 Van Cliburn competition. Her concert appearances have taken her to major venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and leading music festivals throughout the United States and abroad.
Presented by the South Dakota State University School of Performing Arts, the recital is part of the school’s ongoing commitment to bringing internationally recognized artists to Brookings. No ticketing or admittance fee is required.
Contact South Dakota State University’s School of Performing Arts at 605-688-5187 for more information.
About South Dakota State University
Founded in 1881, South Dakota State University is the state’s Morrill Act land-grant institution as well as its largest, most comprehensive school of higher education. SDSU confers degrees from seven different colleges representing more than 230 majors, minors and specializations. The institution also offers 41 master’s degree programs, 19 Ph.D. and two professional programs.
The work of the university is carried out on a residential campus in Brookings, at sites in Sioux Falls, Pierre and Rapid City, and through Extension offices and Agricultural Experiment Station research sites across the state. SDSU’s research expenditures for the 2026 fiscal year were more than $86 million. SDSU has a Doctoral University: High Research Activity designation on The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
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