The cello sings where words fall short, and through its voice, emotions come alive.

Cellist SeungAh Hong is an artist garnering attention for her delicate yet profound performances. Recognized on numerous international stages, she connects with audiences through a wide-reaching repertoire that spans from the classical to the contemporary. With a passion for music and exceptional interpretive depth, she possesses a unique ability to move the hearts of listeners through her artistry

첼리스트 홍승아는 섬세하면서도 깊이 있는 연주로 주목받는 아티스트입니다. 그녀는 다양한 국제 무대에서 실력을 인정받았으며, 고전과 현대를 아우르는 폭넓은 레퍼토리로 관객과 소통합니다. 음악에 대한 열정과 탁월한 해석력으로 무대 위에서 감동을 전하는 그녀는 연주를 통해 사람들의 마음을 울리는 특별한 능력을 지니고 있습니다. 첼로의 풍부한 소리를 통해 깊은 감정을 전달하는 그녀의 음악은 많은 이들에게 영감을 주고 있습니다.

2020 미국 Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
첼로, 고음악 바로크첼로 복수전공석사 (MM) 수석졸업

2017 미국 Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
첼로전공 최고연주자과정(AD)전액장학금, 예술우수상 (Artistic Excellence Award)

2013 한국예술종합학교 음악원 기악과 첼로전공 학사(BM)

Seungah Hong successfully performed as a soloist with the North Czech Philharmonic at Smetana Hall in Prague. In the United States, she garnered significant attention at prestigious festivals including the Sarasota Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Oregon Bach Festival, and the Weilerstein Workshop. With a deep-seated passion for chamber music, she was mentored by legendary masters such as Menahem Pressler, the founding pianist of the Beaux Arts Trio. She also served as the cellist for the Kuttner Quartet, the ensemble-in-residence at Indiana University.


After graduating from the Korea National University of Arts, she earned both a Master’s degree and an Artist Diploma from Indiana University, double majoring in Cello and Baroque Cello. Her professional leadership includes serving as the principal cellist for the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and the Aspen Philharmonic. Currently, she is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of musicians, teaching at Pusan National University and the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts. She also serves as the principal cellist of the Busan Chamber Music Society and the musical director of Ensemble Gem.


The Republic 일간지로부터 섬세한감성, 호화스러운 금빛음색이라는 평을 받으며 미국무대의 주목을 받은 홍승아는, 오사카 국제콩쿠르에서 1위 없는 2위를 비롯해 인디애나폴리스 마티네콩쿠르에서 우승하였으며 부산시립교향악단, 콜럼버스 인디애나 필하모닉, 뉴저지바로크 오케스트라, 스페인 콘체르토 말라가 등과 협연했으며 최근에는 체코 프라하 스메타나홀에서 북체코 필하모닉과 협연을 성공적으로 마무리 하였다. 


미국에서는 사라소타 페스티벌, 아스펜 페스티벌,  오레곤 바하 페스티벌, 와일러슈타인 워크샵 등에서도 주목을 받았으며 실내악에도 깊은 관심과 열정을 가지고 있는 그녀는 보자르 트리오의 피아니스트 메나헴 프레슬러 등 이 시대 거장들의 가르침을 받았으며, 인디애나 대학의 레지던시인 Kuttner Quartet 의 첼리스트로 활동하였다. 그녀는 한국예술종합학교 음악원 졸업 후 인디애나 대학에서 첼로와 바로크첼로 복수전공으로 석사학위와 아티스트 디플롬를 받았으며 콜럼버스 인디애나 필하모닉, 아스펜 필하모닉의 첼로수석을 역임하고 현재 부산대학교, 한국예술영재교육원에 출강하며 후학을 양성하고 부산 체임버뮤직 소사이어티의 수석, 앙상블 젬의 음악감독으로 활동하고있다.


“...she makes the cello sing. Her technique is so self assured and her musicianship so delicate yet

passionate, that both I and the audience wished her performance had gone on much longer.”


-The Republic



“...Sweet strains evaporated, and in the ensuing afterglow — with conductor and musicians frozen, the

crowd entranced — silence ensued for … what? An eon? It may have been 10 seconds, possibly 20.

Whatever it was, it was definitely a moment. A magical moment.”


-Tribune-Star



“.... Hong was like a warm ray of sunshine on a crisp fall day. Hong’s sweet smile, her self-assured

personality, and virtuoso playing brought a ray of light and a feeling of warmth to the dark auditorium...”


-The Republic



“...Her sensitivity to the beauty of the musical line and her total involvement in her musicianship brought a

moment of “you could hear a pin drop” to an otherwise lighthearted concert.”


–The Republic



“...SeungAh Hong added her sumptuous, golden tone to beautiful cello solos and played

the continuo part in the baroque pieces with intelligence and strong underpinning.”


-The Republic



“...the cello solo reminiscent of Brahms lieder was played beautifully by SeungAh Hong.

As the piano entered the interweaving of singing lines was magical.”


-The Republic



“...Schumann cello concerto brought to life by South Korean Cellist Hong who negotiated her way through

this warm and embracing concerto with a blend of verve and elegance...the result being a richly lyrical

reading of a Romantic master work.”


-The Bloomington Herald-Times