PROGRAMG. F. Händel - J. HalvorsenG. FauréJ. S. BachP. de SarasateH. Léonard PROFILEViolinist Kim Hyun-jungRecognized internationally for her wide-ranging musical activities as a violin soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra concertmaster, violinist Kim Hyun-jung won first place at the Hankook Ilbo Competition, the Journal of Music Competition, the Munhwa Ilbo Competition, the Sungjung Music Competition, and the Nanpa Competition, and was selected as a Kumho Young Artist. She has also won several awards overseas at the 2nd Yokohama International Music Competition (2nd place), the American Prize, the American Fine Arts Festival International Competition, the Zion International Duo Competition "A Feast of Duos" and the 2014 Sion Ballet International Competition (now the Junior Tibor Varga International Competition, 3rd place), and was selected the Best Performer in Lausanne, Switzerland. Kim was awarded the first prize by the unanimous acceptance by the jury at the 6th Moscow International Competition for her outstanding musicality. Since then, she has been invited to perform at various concerts such as the Kumho Rising Star Series, KBS Classical Odyssey, MBC TV’s Arts Stage and Seoul Arts Center.Kim also performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, and New England Symphony Orchestra, among others, to a great acclaim. She has appeared in the Korean Chamber Orchestra’s Troika Concert, the Heartfelt Classics with KT at Seoul Arts Center, Prime Philharmonic Orchestra’s “Bang Bang Gokgok Festa,” the Songgang Concert, and the “Wednesday Listening Party,” and her performances have been broadcast on the radio throughout Switzerland when she won the best performance award from the city of Lausanne.Having served as concertmaster and the youngest music director of the Philharmonia Boston Chamber Orchestra and as a guest performer and faculty member at the Banff Centre Music Festival in Canada and the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in the US, she gave her solo and chamber music concerts at Carnegie’s Weill Hall and Zankel Hall, Lincoln Center, Jordan Hall, and Troy Hall, and her performance at Lincoln Center in New York was released worldwide through Spice Classics.After graduating from Yewon School, Seoul Arts High School with the special award bestowed to the proud alumni, and Seoul National University College of Music, she completed her Master’s program at the New England Conservatory and her Artist Diploma course at the Pinchas Zukerman Performance Program of the Manhattan School of Music, both on full scholarship. And she also completed her doctoral program at Boston University (BU), where she received the Honors Award. Kim has studied with Kim Min, Lee Kyung-sun, and Pee Ho-young in Korea and with world-renowned virtuoso Pinchas Zukerman, Donald Weilerstein, and Veila Kais in the US. Currently, she continues to perform as a full member of the Korean Chamber Orchestra and teaches at Sookmyung Women’s University, Sungshin Women’s University, Yewon School, and Sunhwa Arts Middle School.Piano Koo Min-hee> Graduated from Seoul Arts High School and Seoul National University> Earned her Artist Diploma at the Colburn School in LA> Earned her Master’s degree at Boston University, her Doctoral degree at Dankook University> Performed in Kumho Young Artist Concert, the recital invited by Samick Culture Foundation, and others at such venues as Seoul Arts Center, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Kumho Art Hall, Youngsan Art Hall, Ilshin Hall, and Seongnam Arts Center.> Currently teaches at Dankook University, Hanshin University’s Center for the Lifelong Education, Kaywon Arts Middle and High School and Seoul Central Conservatory