ABOUT

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Heyon Ko received extensive academic and artistic training in church music and organ performance. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Presbyterian College in Seoul and her diploma in organ performance from the University of the Arts Bremen. She continued her studies in church music at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Music, completing all her degrees with distinction.

A sought-after concert organist, she has performed throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. Her concert engagements have taken her to such distinguished venues as the Stiftskirche Stuttgart, Bremen Cathedral, St. Jacobi and St. Petri in Hamburg, the Torch Mission Center in Seoul, and the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, where she performed on the largest organ in the state of Maryland. Her repertoire spans a broad range of liturgical and concert music, from Baroque masterpieces and Romantic works to contemporary compositions.

Following many years of work as a cantor, concert organist, and continuo player in Hamburg and Berlin, she served as organist for the Rigi Südseite parish and at the Jesuit Church in Lucerne. Since 2024, Heyon Ko has been the principal organist of the Catholic parish of St. Martin in Baar.

A particular highlight was her appearance as a continuo player in a performance of Mozart’s Requiem at the KKL Lucerne in 2024. Performed with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Michael Sanderling, the concert was also recorded for release on CD. She regularly returns to the KKL to perform with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra.

In recognition of her outstanding musical achievements, she received the Alois Koch Prize in 2022 and the Canton of Lucerne’s ST.ART Emerging Artist Award for Culture in 2023.

A Note on the Spelling of My Name

To avoid any confusion, I previously spelled my first name Hye-Yeon. I later changed the spelling to Heyon to make it easier to pronounce and to reflect its actual pronunciation more closely.

Both spellings refer to the same person. Thank you for your understanding!