South Korean pianist Yebin Kor is an active collaborative pianist and chamber musician, performing at festivals and concert halls throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States. Her artistic activities have taken her to renowned festivals including Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Musiktage Hitzacker, Gezeitenkonzerte, Höri Musiktage Bodensee, and the Olympus Music Festival in China, as well as distinguished venues such as WDR Funkhaus Köln and Mendelssohn Haus Leipzig.
Since relocating to Chicago in 2025, she has been actively engaged in the city’s musical community, including live performances broadcast on WFMT Classical Radio. She regularly collaborates with the Stradivari Society as a collaborative pianist and serves as a pianist for masterclasses affiliated with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Her professional engagements have also included appointments as Official Collaborative Pianist of the Henri Marteau International Violin Competition and the Mattheiser Sommer-Akademie. Through performances, educational initiatives, and artistic collaborations, she continues to develop her international career as a collaborative artist.
Alongside her performance activities, Yebin Kor is Artistic Director of the Opulent:Art Festival in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, and the Chamber Musicians Festival in Seoul, Korea. Through these platforms, she is dedicated to promoting chamber music, supporting emerging artists, and creating opportunities for meaningful musical exchange. As founder of Trio Elye, she continues to explore the expressive and communicative potential of chamber music.
A laureate of the Köhler-Osbahr Stiftung, fellow of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, and scholarship recipient of the Siemens Foundation, Yebin Kor has been recognized for her artistic achievements and dedication to chamber music. She received her artistic training with Prof. Markus Becker at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover and completed her Konzertexamen studies with Prof. Tatevik Mokatsian at the Hochschule für Musik Saar. She continues her artistic development in Chicago under the guidance of Prof. Angela Yoffe in the Collaborative Piano program at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University.