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Jung Yeon KimJung Yeon Kim

Violist Jung Yeon Kim began playing the violin when she was eight and was accepted to the Juilliard School Pre-College Division at the age of fourteen. She continued her education as a violinist, receiving her bachelor’s degree in violin at Juilliard, and after switching to viola, received her master’s degree in viola there as well. Recipient of many awards, she won the Juilliard Pre- College Concerto Competition and the Wal-gan Competition.

Ms. Kim has appeared as soloist with the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, Peabody Orchestra, and the Korea Philharmonic. An avid chamber musician, she was invited to perform at the Salle de Gaveau in Paris, Cadogan Hall in London, the Kennedy Center, Avery Fischer Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Jordan Hall, and Carnegie Hall. She has also made solo appearances at the Juilliard School, Aspen Music Festival, Courchevel Music Festival, Meadowmount Music Festival, Kneisel Hall Music Festival, Great Mountains International Music Festival, and for the Ort Castle Gala Concert and Belgian Embassy Benefit Ceremony.

As a chamber musician Ms. Kim performed at the Aspen Music Festival, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Paul Hall, the French Alliance in New York City, and the Santa Barbara Festival. As a member of the internationally acclaimed chamber orchestra Sejong Soloists, she was invited as a cultural ambassador to tour South America, where she performed in the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Colombia. In 2004, as a member of the Hudson String Quartet, Ms. Kim received the Honors Ensemble Award at the New England Conservatory, where she received her artist diploma. In the summer of 2005 and 2006 she participated in the Point Counterpoint Music Festival as an artist and faculty member. Ms. Kim has been collaborating with artists in other fields, including performing with the well-known dancers of the Korean traditional ensemble Lim. She also collaborated with Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple.

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