Professional biography

Pianist JULIANA HAN is an active collaborator, chamber musician, and soloist, lauded not only for her inspired performances but also for her musical lectures, which illuminate classical works for diverse audiences. She has performed in notable venues across North America and Asia, including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the National Taichung Theater. She is co-artistic director of the Piedmont Chamber Music Festival, an annual summer festival in the Bay Area featuring internationally-renowned performers. Her other festival appearances include Music Academy of the West, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival. Juliana has taught on the faculties of the Juilliard School, where she received her doctorate, and Augustana College, where she served as Assistant Professor of Piano. She also holds degrees in biochemistry and law from Harvard University and has worked as a biotech consultant and corporate attorney. Juliana lives in Seattle.

(January 2022)

...and a more personal biography.

Juliana Han met the piano by chance - her inner city public kindergarten happened to have an arts program with free Suzuki lessons. She won her first competition soon thereafter, and by age 17 she had garnered international honors and multiple concerto soloist appearances. However, hesitant to pursue a life of heartless competitions and solitary practice, she quit the piano and studied biochemistry and law at Harvard University. There, she discovered chamber music and its most ardent adherents. She was hooked for life. During subsequent careers in business consulting, health policy, government finance and corporate law, she sought a way to pursue her greatest passion - making music with other people. To do that, she took a leap of faith in 2012, quitting her job as a corporate attorney to attend the The Juilliard School. Emerging with a doctorate degree, she now curates projects with musicians around the world and teaches in-person and through her videos and writings.

Podcast

For an audio exploration of Juliana's life path, check out Juliana's conversation with Jenna Matecki on the podcast Notes on Doing, featuring people who love what they do. You can get the episode here.