Soyoung yoon violin biography of albert

Enormously talented, with a terrific temperament and a bouncy effervescent quality
“The Strad”&#;

After winning the first prize at the prestigious 14th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in Poznań, Poland, Soyoung Yoon (b.

) is widely recognized as one of the greatest violinists of her generation. After beginning violin lessons at age five, she rap­idly rose to stardom in her native Korea, winning the Music Chun-chu Competition, the Seoul Sym­phony Competition, the Republic of Korea Youth Music Competition, and the Unpa Music Award.&#;

Soyoung soon entered the world stage, awing audiences and musicians with her mesmerizing performances at the world’s finest violin com­petitions.

She is prize winner of the top three violin competitions in the world, the Indianapo­lis International Violin Competition , the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels and the Tchaikovsky Competition in Mos­cow.

Soyoung yoon violin biography of albert Stage 2: S. Henryk Wieniawski. Her latest achievement is winning the first prize at the Tokyo Classic Violin Competition Countdown to the Competition:.

Soyoung started the competition circuit with an astonishing first prize at the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition at the tender age of seventeen. One year later, she was the youngest violinist to win first-prize at the Cologne International Music Competition “Kulen Kampff” and was a finalist at the Hannover Inter­national Competition Her success contin­ued unabated: in , she won the Tibor Varga International Competition where she also got Bar­tok special prize and was named “Best New Artist” by the Music Association of Korea.

She went on to shock the music world in with her sweep of the David Oistrakh Competition, simultaneously winning the Grand Prix, Virtuoso Special Prize and Lutosławski Society Special Prize. Soyoung was also featured in a nationally televised documentary produced by WDR, “Der Weg des Meistergeiger” (The Journey of a Master Violinist).&#;

Much sought-after as a soloist, Soyoung has toured with orchestras including the Moscow Vir­tuosi Orchestra, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Phil­harmonie der Nationen, London Mozart Players, Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Sinfonieorchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks, National Radio Orchestra of Kiev, Russian National Orchestra, Belgian National Orchestra, Euskadiko Orchestra Spain, and the Trondheim Soloists.

In close collaboration with eminent conductors including Mario Venzago, Gilbert Varga, Saulus Sondetzki, Muhai Tang and Justus Frantz, Gabriel Chmura.

Soyoung yoon violin biography of albert einstein Her latest achievement is winning the first prize at the Tokyo Classic Violin Competition Classical Music News. Soyoung Yoon has earned high results at prestigious competitions like the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition, International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition, Moscow International David Oistrakh Violin Competition, and Tibor Varga International Violin Competition, solidifying her reputation as an outstanding violinist and chamber musician, earning the admiration of her peers. South Korean violinist born

She has performed in world-renowned halls including Moscow’s Bolshoi Hall, the Moscow International House of Music, Tokyo’s Santori Hall, Tonhalle Zurich, Cologne Philharmonie, Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, the Belgium Center for the Arts and the Seoul Center for the Arts.&#;

Her mentors include the venerated pedagogues Shlomo Mintz, Ida Haendel, Donald Weilerstein, and Victor Danchenko.

After completing her primary studies at the Yewon Middle School for Arts and Seoul Arts High School in Korea, Soy­oung entered the Korean National University of the Arts as a “gifted musician” in , studying under Professor Nam-yum Kim. After finishing her Bachelor at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, she has switched for her Master of Soloist to the Univeristy of Arts in Zurich, where she studies in the master class of Professor Zakhar Bron.

At the same time Soyoung Yoon is a passionate chamber musician and a member of the renowned Zurich based Stradivari Quartet.&#;

Soyoung performs on the vari “King George”, and J.B. Guadanini “ex-Bueckeburg”, , Turin.

Soyoung Yoon's CD album released in

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Program performed during the 14th International Wieniawski Violin Competition ():

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S. Bach: first and second movement of a sonata for solo violin BWV
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Soyoung yoon violin biography of albert hall Bach: first and second movement of a sonata for solo violin BWV N. Soyoung Yoon's CD album released in Countdown to the Competition:. Piazzolla — The Four Season F.

Paganini: Capriccio No. 24 Op. 1
H. Wieniawski: Capriccio Op. 10 No. 7 (La Cadenza)
F. Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice for violin solo Op. 6