Soyoung Yoon
Soyoung Yoon | |
|---|---|
 14th International Violin Competition H. Wieniawski. Soyoung Yoon - violin, Marek Pijarowski - conductor. | |
| Born | October 28, 1984 |
| Occupation | Violinist |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 윤소영 |
| RR | Yun Soyeong |
| MR | Yun Soyŏng |
Soyoung Yoon (Korean: 윤소영; born October 28, 1984) is a South Korean violinist. She was born in Seoul, South Korea. She started playing the violin at the age of five. She plays on a 1773 ex-Bückeburg J.B. Guadagnini violin.
Yoon attended Yewon Middle School for Arts, Seoul Arts High School, Korea National University of Arts, Cologne University of Music, and Zurich University of the Arts, where she studied under Zakhar Bron.
Awards
- First prize, Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition, 2011[1]
- First prize, Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition, 2002
- First prize, Cologne International Music Competition, 2003
- Winner, Tibor Varga International Competition, 2005
- First prize, David Oistrakh International Violin Competition, Odesa, Ukraine, 2006
- Sixth prize, Queen Elisabeth Competition, 2009
- Silver medal, International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, 2010[2]
References
- ^ "윤소영, 비에냐프스키 바이올린 콩쿠르 우승" [Yoon Soyoung wins first prize at Wieniawski concours]. Yonhap News. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ Aldridge, Tom (2015-03-11). "Soyoung Yoon dazzles IVCI Laureate audience". Nuvo: Indy's Alternative Voice. Retrieved 2015-12-13.