Charlie Albright

Charlie Albright 찰리 박 올브라이트
Vice-President-elect Joe Biden with Charlie Albright in December 2008
Background information
Born	Washington, United States
Origin	Centralia, Washington
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Pianist, Composer, Improviser
Instruments	Piano
Years active	1992–present
Website	http://www.CharlieAlbright.com

Charlie Albright (Korean: 찰리 박 올브라이트) is an American-born classical pianist, composer, and improviser. He is an official Steinway Artist, 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant Recipient, 2010 Gilmore Young Artist (2010) and former Young Concert Artist. He graduated from Harvard College (B.A.) and the New England Conservatory (M.M.) as the first classical pianist in the schools' five-year BA/MM Joint Program, was named the Leverett House Artist in Residence for 2011–2012, and was one of the 15 Most Interesting Seniors of the Harvard College Class of 2011. He graduated from the Juilliard School of Music with his post-graduate Artist Diploma (A.D.) in 2014.

Albright is a frequent collaborator with Yo-Yo Ma. The New York Times has praised Albright's "jaw-dropping technique" and described his playing as "virtuosity with a distinctive musicality throughout."The New York Concert Review wrote that Albright's playing is "as good as it gets."The Washington Post declared that "Albright is among the most gifted musicians of his generation." Albright lives in New York City.

Albright was born in the U.S. Army hospital within Fort Lewis, near Tacoma, Washington. His mother, Hyesoo, was a computer database specialist who was born in Seoul, and his father, Jeff Albright, was a U.S. Navy serviceman; the two married in Korea and then settled in Washington in 1987. About a year after Albright was born the family moved to Centralia where he was raised. Albright has a younger sister named Lillian. Albright says he began to play the piano at age three-and-a-half, starting with "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" played by ear. From the age of four he appeared on state and national television. He began formal training in 1996, studying with Nancy Adsit of Olympia, Washington.