Dr. Yukyung Hwang is a collaborative pianist and chamber musician. As an enthusiastic pianist, she has performed solo and collaborative recitals throughout her career across the United States, China, and South Korea. Hwang has performed as a collaborative pianist for the Arlyn M. Brewster OperaTunity Program in Arizona Opera and many faculty and student degree recitals at the University of Arizona and the University of North Dakota. Additionally, she has performed at several music festivals, including Tucson Desert Song Festival and Music+Festival, and with the North Dakota Honor Band, Choir & Strings Festival, and in masterclasses with Lawrence Brownlee, Susan Graham, Cecilia Duarte, and Shawna Pennock.  

Hwang accompanied several voice competitions, including Larry Day Competition, Marguerite Ough Competition, Amelia Rieman Competition, and President Competition at the University of Arizona, the South Dakota National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Competition, and Concerto Aria Competition at the University of South Dakota. She has worked as a pianist and vocal coach for two opera productions: Cendrillon by Jules Massenet and L’isola Disåabitata by Joseph Haydn as a graduate assistant at the University of South Dakota.  

Dr. Yukyung Hwang serves as a Staff Accompanist in the Music Department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Previously, she served as a Teaching Assistant Professor in Collaborative Piano at the University of North Dakota. Dr. Hwang holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in keyboard performance from the University of Arizona, a Master of Music in collaborative piano from the University of South Dakota, and a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from China Conservatory of Music. Her principal teachers include Dr. Fanya Lin, Dr. Susan Keith Gray, Professor Min Li, and Professor Minsook Kim.