Korean Concert Society is pleased to announce that pianist Esther Park, a graduate of the Juilliard School and a current doctoral candidate at the Yale School of Music, was chosen for the 2012 Kennedy Center debut recital. Irene Kim, a doctoral candidate at the Peabody Conservatory, was named the alternate. Because Ms. Park has been invited to participate at the 2012 Leeds International Piano Competition, Irene Kim will perform on September 8, 2012 at the Kennedy Center.