"rich & romantic....with crisp, incisive technique"
The Strad
I am thrilled to announce that I will be using the 1710 Guarneri cello for the next 5 years on a loan from a very generous private donor. I feel so blessed to have this honor bestowed for this cello was last used by the famed Russian cellist Alexander Ivashkin who recently passed away. A huge loss to the cello community as he was one of the greatest inspirational living cellist that many of us musician adored and admired. He has contributed so much to the music world and I hope to continue his path in blessing many through the gift of music.
Canadian Korean cellist Soo Bae, was recently praised by The New Yorker as “superb” and by The Strad, for being “rich and romantic with crisp incisive technique” Recently honored as the musician of the month in Musical America Magazine, Ms. Bae is also a winner of the 2005 Concert Artists Guild International Competition. In 2006, the Canada Council of the Arts awarded her First Prize in its Instrument Bank Competition, resulting in a three-year loan of the ca. 1696 Bonjour Stradivari cello. Earlier that same year, she became the first Canadian ever to win a prize at the Adam International Cello Festival & Competition in New Zealand. In 2009, she was awarded the McGraw-Hills Robert Sherman Award for Music Education and Community Outreach from the Juilliard School.
As a concert soloist Ms. Bae has performed across the world from HongKong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Spain, Austria, Germany, Italy, South America, Canada and the US, including a sold-out debut recital at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall and prestigious venues such as Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C, Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, Oriental Arts Center in Shanghai and Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall in Japan. In addition, she was featured soloist for the closing ceremony of the Pablo Casals Festival in Puerto Rico, where she performed on Casals’ own instrument.
Recent concerto engagement highlights includes soloist with the University of Chicago Symphony, Sinfonia Toronto, Orchestra London, Tacoma Symphony, Minnesota Sinfonia, New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra, Scottsdale Symphony, Ohio Valley Symphony, National Arts Center Orchestra, Oakville Symphony, Kingston Symphony, Korean Canadian Symphony and, Christchurch Symphony in New Zealand, and the Asian Youth Orchestra among others.
Network Television and Radio appearances highlights include WXQR- FM, CTV Canada, CBC Radio Canada, RTHK Radio Hong Kong, WSKG Binghamton public radio, KSUH radio, Hankook, CGNTV- USA
An avid chamber musician, Ms. Bae has collaborated with celebrated artists such Richard Goode, Charles Neidich, Lynn Harrell, Gilbert Kalish, Joel Smirnoff, Mitsuki Uchida, members from the Guarneri and Juilliard quartets among others. She has also toured with “Musicians from Marlboro” appearing in numerous chamber music festivals including Marlboro, Yellow Barn, Amelia Island Music Festival, Sarasota, Orford and Verbier.
As a dedicated champion of new music, Ms. Bae has premiered and commissioned numerous works written especially for her by composers such Huang Ruo, David Ludwig, Zou Tien and is currently working closely in collaboration with Shinuh Lee, a composition professor from the Seoul National University for the new solo cello and chamber music compositions being written for her.
Thriving on innovative collaborations, Ms. Bae has also performed and recorded with violinist/composer Mark O’Connor, jazz clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera and has a guitar/voice and cello duo called 'Walk 132' formed with her husband, Dr. Jason Suh MD. In the orchestral circuit, Ms. Bae has enjoyed subbing with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and has served as the principal cellist of the Curtis Orchestra, Juilliard Symphony Orchestra, New York String Seminar Orchestra, Haddonfield Symphony and most recently as the guest principal cellist to the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in Minnisota.
Ms. Bae's recently released CD for the Naxos label featuring all solo works for the cello, including the twelve solo caprices by Alfredo Piatti (of which these works often stand in parallel to Paganini’s 24 Caprices for violin) was reviewed and praised for the ‘staggering display of technical brilliance and outstanding range of expression having the ability to transform these works, often thought of as nothing more than etudes, into fulfilling musical jewels’. Her upcoming album for the CAG label includes the complete Brahms Trios with Elizabeth Larson, violin and Mia Chung, piano which will be released early 2016.
Intensely involved in teaching, Soo Bae has given master classes around the globe and has been asked to judge for various competitions including the recent Juilliard Pre-College Concerto Competition. Ms. Bae is the director and founder of Angelos Mission Ensemble Chamber Music Program in New Jersey which is dedicated to training and empowering young musicians to serve and love the community through music. She also teaches at the Curtis Summerfest in Philadelphia as a faculty to Young Artist Summer Program and Chamber Music and Orchestra for Adults Program and has participated as part of 'Curtis on tour'. She is also currently serving as the preliminary round Juror for the Concert Artist Guild's International Competition held in NYC, as well as the New York String Orchestra in Carnegie Hall.
Born in Seoul, Korea, Soo Bae began her cello studies at the age of six and moved to Toronto two years later, where she enrolled at the Royal Conservatory of Music. She received her Bachelor of Music from The Curtis Institute of Music under Orlando Cole and Master of Music Degree and Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School where she served as assistant faculty under Joel Krosnick for 4 years. She has also studied with Harvey Shapiro, Tim Eddy, David Soyer and Peter Wiley.
Ms. Bae uses The Ivashkin Joseph Guarneri filius Andreae of Cremona cello dated 1710 on a loan from a generous private donor and resides in New Jersey with her husband and three children.
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Canadian Korean cellist Soo Bae was praised by The New Yorker as “superb” and by The Strad for being “rich and romantic with crisp incisive technique”. Recently honored as the musician of the month in Musical America Magazine, Ms. Bae is also a winner of the 2005 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, and Grand prize winner of the 2006 Canada Council Instrument Bank Competition. She is also the first Canadian ever to win a prize at the Adam International Cello Festival & Competition in New Zealand and has been recognized through the Juilliard School with The McGraw-Hills Robert Sherman Award for Music Education and Community Outreach. As a recitalist and concerto soloist Ms. Bae has performed all over Asia, Europe, Canada and the US, including a debut recital at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall and prestigious venues such as Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C, Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, Oriental Arts Center in Shanghai and Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall in Japan. In addition, she was the featured soloist for the closing ceremony of the Pablo Casals Festival in Puerto Rico, where she performed on Casals’ own instrument.
Her recent CD for the Naxos label featuring all of the solo cello works by Alfredo Piatti has been praised for the ‘staggering display of technical brilliance and outstanding range of expression transforming these works, often thought of as nothing more than etudes, into fulfilling musical jewels’. An avid chamber musician, Ms. Bae has collaborated with celebrated artists such as Richard Goode, Charles Neidich, Lynn Harrell, Joel Smirnoff, Michael Tree, Mitsuko Uchida, Arnold Steinhardt, David Soyer and Peter Wiley among others. She has also toured with “Musicians from Marlboro” appearing in numerous chamber music festivals including Marlboro, Yellow Barn, Amelia Island Music Festival, Sarasota, and Verbier. As a supporter of new music, Ms. Bae has premiered new solo cello works written especially for her by such renowned composers as Huang Ruo, David Ludwig and Shinuh Lee.
Soo Bae received her Bachelor of Music from The Curtis Institute of Music under Orlando Cole and her Master of Music Degree and the prestigious Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School where she also served as assistant faculty under Joel Krosnick. Intensely involved in teaching, Ms. Bae has given master classes around the globe and has been asked to judge for various competitions including the recent Juilliard Pre-College Concerto Competition. Ms. Bae is the director and founder of Angelos Mission Ensemble Chamber Music Program in New Jersey which is dedicated to training and empowering young musicians to serve and love the community through music. She also teaches at the Curtis Summerfest in Philadelphia and performs as part of the 'Curtis on tour'.
Ms. Bae uses the Ivashkin Joseph Guarneri filius Andreae of Cremona cello dated 1710 on a loan from a generous private donor and resides in New Jersey with her husband and three children.
For this virtuosic compendium of angular melodies and effects that suggested sirens, march rhythms and a touch of Messiaen, Bae shrugged off the piece’s difficulties and emphasized its shapeliness and warmth.The Strad
smooth and stylish......virtuoso fiddlingDavid Hurwitz ClassicsToday.com
effortless shifts, precision intonation, crisp articulation, and impeccable double-stop work. She transformed works, often thought of as nothing more than etudes, into fulfilling musical jewelsMike D. Brownell Allmusic
Starker and Bengtsson..Just as technically proficient as these two legendary masters is young cellist Soo BaeMike D. Brownell Allmusic
staggering display of technical brillianceDavid Denton David Denton's Corner
her technique is impeccable, her range of expression outstandingBrian Reinhart music web international
Starker and Bengtsson..Just as technically proficient as these two legendary masters is young cellist Soo BaeMike D. Brownell Allmusic
superb!The New Yorker
rich, romantic....crisp, incisive techniqueThe Strad
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total mastery of both technique and interpretation....brought audience to its feet.The Newtown Bee
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her technique is impeccable, her range of expression outstandingBrian Reinhart music web international
Precise and clean yet full of passion and charisma...The HongKong Journal
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exceptional....faster than greased lightning with her rapid-fire technique....marvelously captured and incredible range of sound and emotion.The News Times
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truly passionate and romantic...searing expressiveness and deeply touchingKorea Daily
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incredible talent...Korea Times
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ecstatic passion with flawless technique topped with charisma...Korea Daily
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...Hidden Diamond to internationally acclaimed...Korea Central Daily
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...ethereal cello playing….heart-wrenching...Times Argus
...One of a very small group of excellent cellists about to emerge on the scene todayRobert Fitzpatrick Dean of Curtis Institute of Music
Miss Bae's brilliant performance left the whole crowd in thunderous clap asking for more...JoongAng Daily
...First Class musician...international cellistL'eco di Bergamo, Italy
Ms Bae is a fine cellist and an eloquent musician. She is possessed of a beautiful and personal cello sound; further, Ms. Bae is an intelligent and imaginative musician, who will do beautifully in any combination of solo, chamber, and orchestral situationsJoel Krosnick Juilliard Quartet - Chair, Cello
She is a most gifted cellist, great tone, fine technique, and all around wonderful personWilliam Stokking Principal Cellist of Philadelphia Orchestra
....first classHarvey Shapiro Juilliard Cello Faculty
...very refined, well spoken, and beautiful cellistToby Appel Juillard School - Chair, Viola
exceptional playing with truly wonderful attitude... strong performer with excellent instincts and fine musicianship.Her technique is consistently solid and her collaborative skills show great respect for those she plays with.Jonathan Feldman Juillard School - Chair, Collaborative Piano
Upcoming Performances
Past Performances
Angelos Mission Ensemble
The Angelos Mission Ensemble (AME) is an exciting Christian music organization which I founded in 2004 in NJ, led by world-renowned musicians dedicated to giving back to the community and raising leaders among the youth. AME is not only taught by award-winning artists, but it is also where students are challenged to understand how they themselves can serve others and their communities at large by learning to care and cooperate with one another. The 2 weeks summer program is held in NJ the month of July for students ages 10-19 open to strings, woodwinds and voice. please visit and like us at Facebook
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Solo Cello Hymn Arrangements
One of my passions is to arrange solo cello music using melodies from my favorite hymns and spiritual songs. These songs have helped and encouraged me in times of challenges and also times of joy. It is my way of celebrating God and all the wonderful things He has done in my life. As I have recently recorded all of them with the Ultra Analogue Studio in Toronto, my hope is to publish the sheet music along with the CD so cellists all over the world can also use it to worship.
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The Complete Brahms Trios
Brahms has always been one of my favorite composers and it is my honor to record the complete Brahms piano trios (violin, cello, piano) with 2 incredible musicians who are very dear to my heart: Violinist Elizabeth Larson and Pianist Mia Chung. We are scheduled to record the complete trios with the CAG label this coming December and January 2015.
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Cello, Piano Hymn CD Recording
It has been my desire as a Christian musician to create a Hymn CD arranged for cello and piano. I have asked a beautiful pianist and thoughtful musician Eileen Buck to join me in this project and together we have asked a few different composers to arrange some of our favorite hymns for us. We have received some and are still waiting for others to be completed. We are so excited for this project and wait in great expectation for we are confident that this project will bless many people in the near future including us! :)
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Walk 132
Walk 132 is a guitar/voice and cello duo formed in 2006 with Dr Jason Suh who is an oncologist in profession but also happens to be an incredible musician. Jason began his piano studies at age six and later went on to double major in Biology and Music Theory and Composition at the University of Pennsylvania, earning both B.A. degrees. Since, he has served in various different musical settings wearing many hats from accapella director, praise band leader to song writing and arranging musics. Our duo started as a fun jamming session during our engagement period and has grown over the years to an important part of our marriage!
Ponce-Heifitz
Estrellita 'My little Star' Mexican Serenade
transcribed for cello and piano by Soo Bae
from Bonjour
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Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and Orchestra
BUY CD
This is my very first CD and it is a journey through different live performances in my musical career. I have titled the album 'Bonjour' in honor of the 1696 Stradivarius 'Bonjour' cello which was generously loaned to me for 3 years at that time by an anonymous donor through the Canada Council of the Arts.
첼 리스트 배수령은 뉴요커지(The New Yorker)와스트라드지(The Stard)로부터 각각 ‘최고(superb)’ 라는 찬사와 ‘섬세한 태크닉에 실린 풍부하고 로맨틱한 연주’라고 극찬을 받은 바 있고, 최근 Musical American Magazine 지로부터 이 달의 음악인으로 선정되는 영예를 받았다. 그녀는 2005년 콘써트 아티스트 길드 국제 콩쿨(Concert Artists Guild International Competition)에서 우승했으면 이듬해인 2006년에는 캐나다 예술평의회에서 주최한 악기은행 콩쿠르(Instrument Bank Competition)에서 1위를 차지하며, 부상으로 1696년에 제작된 세계최고의 첼로 '봉주르 스트라디바리(Bonjour Stradivari)'를 3년간 무상으로 연주할 수 있게 되었다. 이보다 앞서 같은 해 배수령은 뉴질랜드의 Adam International Cello Festival & Competition에서 캐나다인으로는 처음으로 1위에 입상했었다. 2009년 9월, 음악이 주는 기쁨을 나누기 위한 그녀의 열정과 헌신이 인정하여 맥그로힐 출판사와 줄리어드 음대는 그녀에게 미화 만불과 함께 로버트셔먼 상(음악교육 및 사회봉사 부문)을 수여했다.
최 근 배수령은 미국에서는 타코마 심포니(Tacoma Symphony), 미네소타 신포니아(Minnesota Sinfonia), 시카고 대학교 심포니(University of Chicago Symphony), 뉴햄프셔 뮤직 페스티벌 오케스트라(New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra), 스캇데일 심포니(Scottsdale Symphony), 오하이오 벨리 심포니(Ohio Valley Symphony) 등과 협연했으면, 그녀의 고국인 캐나다에서는 캐나다 내셔날 아트센터 오케스트라(the National Arts Center Orchestra), 런던 오케스트라(Orchestra London), 오크빌 심포니(Oakville Symphony), 킹스톤 심포니(Kingston Symphony), 캐나다 한인 심포니(Korean Canadian Symphony), 토론토 신포니아(Sinfonia Toronto) 등과 협연했다. 그 외에도 그녀는뉴질랜드의 크라이스트처치 심포니(the Christchurch Symphony)와 협연한 바 있으며, Okku Kamu의 지휘로 아시아 청년 오케스트라(Asian Youth Orchestra)의 주연 독주자로 홍콩, 상해, 북경, 동경 등 아시아 주요 8개 도시에서 차이코프스키의 로코코 변주곡을 연주하기도 했다.
11 세 때 캐나다 한인 심포니에서 데뷰한 이후로 배수령은 아시아, 유럽, 캐나다, 미국 등에서 공연을 해왔으며, 이 중 카네기홀에서 가진 데뷰 리싸이틀, 링컨센터의 앨리스툴리홀 공연, 자금성 콘서트홀 공연, 동경 오페라시티 콘서트홀 공연 등이 인상적이다. 배수령은 푸에르토리코에서 열린 파블로카잘스 페스티벌(the Pablo Casals Festival in Puerto Rico)의 폐막식 무대의 독주자였는데, 그녀는 카잘스의 첼로를 직접 연주했다. 그녀는 오케스트라 서킷에서, 미네소타 세인트폴 챔버 오케스트라(St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in Minnesota)의 객원 수석 첼리스트로 초대되었다.
열 렬한 실내악 뮤지션인 배수령은 리차드 구드(Richard Goode), 찰스 나이디히(Charles Neidich), 린 하렐(Lynn Harrell), 조엘 스미어노프(Joel Smirnoff), 마이클 트리(Michael Tree), 미츠코 우치다(Mitsuko Uchida), 아놀드 스타인하르트(Arnold Steinhardt), 데이빗 소이어(David Soyer), 피터 와일리(Peter Wiley) 등저명한 아티스트들과 협연해왔다. 그녀는 ‘Musicians from Marlboro’ 와 함께 투어를 하며 수많은 실내악 페스티발에 참여했으며Marlboro, Yellow Barn, Amelia Island Music Festival, Sarasota, Orford, Verbier등에 초정받았다. 장르를 넘어선 협연에도 뛰어난 그녀는재즈 클라리네리스트 파키토 드리베라(Paquito D'Rivera) 그리고 바이올리니스트이자 재즈 작곡가인 마크 오코너(Mark O'Conner)와 함께 연주 및 음반녹음을 진행하기도 했다. 새로운 음악에 대한 후원 또한 남다른 배수령은 저명한 작곡가인Huang Ruo, David Ludwig, Zou Tian 등으로부터 그녀를 위해 특별히 작곡된 첼로 독주곡들을 초연하기도 했다.
배 수령은 최근 낙소스(Naxos)와 함께 그녀의 솔로 음반을 발매했는데 알프레토 피아티의(Alfredo Piatti)의 솔로 첼로 기상곡(caprices)을 전곡 녹음했다. 이 곡들은 파가니니의 24 바이올린 기상곡들과 견줄만한 작품으로 평가되곤 한다. 이 음반의 출시와 함께 그녀는 탁월한 기교와 놀라운 표현의 폭을 경이롭게 표현하며 연습곡 그 이상이 될 수 없다고 생각되기도 하던 곡들을 감동이 넘치는 보석같은 곡들로 탈바꿈시켰다는 극찬을 받았다.
서 울에서 태어난 배수령은 6살때 첼로를 시작해서 8살때 캐나다 토론토로 이민을 간후, 이 곳 왕립음악원에서 수학했다. 그녀는 커티스 음악원에서 Orlando Cole 의 사사로 학사학위를 받았으며, 줄리아드 음대에서 Joel Krosnick 의 사사 아래 조교로 학생들을 가르치며 석사학위 및 아티스트 디플로마를 받았다. 또한 그녀는Harvey Shapiro, Tim Eddy, David Soyer, Peter Wiley 와 함께 수학했다.
가 르침에 깊이 몰두하고 있기도 한 배수령은 세계 곳곳에서 마스터 클래스를 열고 있으며 최근 줄리어드 프리칼리지 콘서트 콩쿨을 포함하여 다양한 콩쿨에 심사위원으로 초청되고 있다. 그녀는 현재 보스튼의 Gordon College 에서 교수로 가르치고 있으며 그녀가 직접 창단한 뉴저지의Angelos Mission Ensemble 의 기독교 실내악 프로그램을 지휘하고 있다.
배수령은 현재 Marilyn Gilbert Artists Management 소속으로 활동중이다.