Minyung Suh
Teaching Philosophy
As a teacher, my primary goal is to deepen my students’ love for the music and playing the cello and to build a firm foundation of musicianship and technical mastery of the instrument.
I encourage students to engage their imagination in their practicing, create stories in the music they play, and help set and achieve challenging, yet manageable goals to build confidence and character.
I place an emphasis on musical understanding—both in terms of intellectual, theoretical understanding and an aural, kinesthetic feeling as well.
In terms of the instrument, I focus on the principles of sound production from a physics perspective and the point of view of what happens to the string. From there, I help students organize their two hands (and the rest of their bodies) in how they engage the string for specific sounds, such that the approach is functional over postural.
Biography
Born in Anyang, South Korea, Minyung Suh began playing the cello at the age of 9. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in cello performance from Boston University, where he studied with Michael Reynolds of the Muir Quartet and Mihail Jojatu of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He has also studied extensively with cellist and conductor Mark Churchill.
Minyung was the winner of the concerto competition at Boston University. Additional performances include performing in a select string quartet for the 2023 Beethoven Center for Research Symposium at Boston University, presented by Jeremy Yudkin and Lewis Lockwood, in addition to the Casals Festival through the Celebrity Series of Boston.
As a teacher, Minyung also serves on the faculty at the Concord Conservatory of Music and Lexington Continuing Education, where he coaches chamber music as well. In the past, he has led sectionals for the Boston University All-Campus Orchestra.
Degrees
Boston University: Bachelor of Music, Master of Music