Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Minji Nam is an energetic pianist, chamber musician, and educator. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Minji has worked as a collaborative pianist for Yale University, the Washington International Competition, the Washington National Opera, the McDuffie Center for Strings, Florida State University, Aspen Music Festival and School, Bowdoin International Music Festival, American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, and the MTNA competition. Additionally, she has performed as a Guest Artist for the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, Atlanta Chamber Players, and the Hawaii Chamber Music Festival. As the head Collaborative Pianist and Coordinator at the Yale School of Music, Ms. Nam worked with students and renowned faculty, performing for recitals, masterclasses, and coordinating the collaborative piano program. At Florida State University, she worked as a vocal coach and music director for their opera outreach program, where she helped to coach vocalists in many different productions. At the Aspen Music Festival, in addition to her duties as a collaborative pianist, she performed as a keyboardist in the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble and with all the festival orchestras, and was also selected to perform in recital as a concerto competition winner at Harris Concert Hall.

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Ms. Nam has been privileged to perform in recitals with some of the world’s most sought-after artists, including Augustin Hadelich, Hsin-Yun Huang, Isabel Bayrakdarian, and Amy Schwartz-Morretti, and has played in Masterclasses for Emmanuel Pahud, Hilary Hahn, Anne Sophie-Mutter, Kyung-Sun Lee, Midori, Lambert Orkis, Renée Fleming, and Jessye Norman. Recent highlights include recording an album with her good friend and longtime duo partner Jacquelin Cordova-Arrington, in addition to a showcase concert in Carnegie Hall. Ms. Nam maintains an active private studio where she teaches piano, violin, and music theory, in addition to coaching chamber music, and hosting chamber music residencies. She is a member of the Chestertown Piano Quartet, currently the Ensemble-in-Residence at the Kent Cultural Alliance in Chestertown, MD, with upcoming performances in the greater DMV area and the Orfeo Music Festival. Ms. Nam is dedicated to organizing benefit concerts for non-profit organizations that aid cancer patients, recently performing in multiple concerts with two of her colleagues in a deeply personal musical program entitled "Note for Purpose,” with aspirations to establish an artist fund to support this cause further.

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Ms. Nam is currently serving as faculty at the National Music Festival, Orfeo Music Festival and will appear in upcoming solo and chamber recitals throughout the USA and Europe for the 2024-25 season. In her past time, Ms. Nam enjoys painting, playing pickleball, and cooking with her husband at their home in Virginia.