Nationality USA
Date of Birth 1987.07.18

Teachers
• Hyo Kang
• Joel Smirnoff
• Sergiu Schwartz

Education
• Yale School of Music, New Haven, USA
• Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, USA
• Schwob School of Music of Columbus State University, Columbus, USA
• The Juilliard School, New York, USA

Prizes
• 6th Prize, Sendai International Music Competition, Sendai, Japan in 2013
• 3° Premio & 4 Premi Speciali, Concorso Internazionale di Violino “Premio Rodolfo Lipizer”, Gorizia, Italy in 2010
• 4th Prize, Henryk Szeryng International Violin Competition, Toluca City, Mexico in 2009

[Program]
First Round
• J. S. Bach Violin Partita No.1 in B minor, BWV 1002
• L. v. Beethoven Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G major, Op.40
• N. Paganini 24 Caprices, Op.1 No.1 in E major
• N. Paganini 24 Caprices, Op.1 No.24 in A minor
Second Round
• W. A. Mozart Violin Concerto No.1 in B flat major, K.207
Semifinal Round
• J. Brahms Sonata No.1 in G major, Op.78
• Sung-Ki Kim 외줄타기 Tightrope walk for Violin solo
• E. Ysaÿe Caprice D’après L’Étude en Forme de Valse de C. Saint-Saëns, Op.52
Final Round
• B. Bartók Concerto No.2, Sz.112

Nationality Finland
Date of Birth 1987.08.14

Teachers
• Hagai Shaham • Tuomas Haapanen

Education
• Department of Music, Stony Brook University, The State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA
• The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
• USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, USA
• Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Prizes
• 2nd Prize & Special Prize, International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, Helsinki, Finland in 2010

[Program]
First Round
• J. S. Bach Violin Sonata No.2 in A minor, BWV 1003
• L. v. Beethoven Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in F major, Op.50
• N. Paganini 24 Caprices, Op.1 No.11 in C major
• N. Paganini 24 Caprices, Op.1 No.17 in E flat major
Second Round
• W. A. Mozart Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218
Semifinal Round
• Shinuh Lee Psalm of nature for solo violin
• S. Prokofiev Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.80
• A. Bazzini La Ronde des Lutins
Final Round
• J. Sibelius Concerto in D minor, Op.47

Nationality USA
Date of Birth 1994.10.16

Teachers
• Ida Kavafian
• Bon-Ju Koo
• Nam-Yun Kim

Education
• Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, USA

Prizes
• 3rd Prize, Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition, Austin, USA in 2014
• 3rd Prize, Stulberg International String Competition, Kalamazoo, USA in 2011
• 1. Preis & Einen Sonderpreis der “EMCY”, Internationalen Wettbewerb für Violine der Kulturstiftung Hohenlohe, Kloster Schöntal, Deutschland in 2007

[Program]
First Round
• L. v. Beethoven Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G major, Op.40
• J. S. Bach Violin Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001
• N. Paganini 24 Caprices, Op.1 No.5 in A minor
• N. Paganini 24 Caprices, Op.1 No.17 in E flat major
Second Round
• W. A. Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219
Semifinal Round
• J. Brahms Sonata No.1 in G major, Op.78
• Shinuh Lee Psalm of nature for solo violin
• H. Wieniawski Thème Original Varié, Op.15
Final Round
• J. Sibelius Concerto in D minor, Op.47

Nationality USA
Date of Birth 1995.10.12

Teachers
• Shmuel Ashkenasi
• Joseph Silverstein
• Stuart Canin
• Leor Maltinski

Education
• Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, USA

Prizes
• 4th Prize & Chamber Music Prize, Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition, Austin, USA in 2014
•1st Prize, Aspen Music Festival Violin Competition & Dorothy DeLay Memorial Fellowship Violin Competition, Aspen, USA in 2011, 2013, 2014
•1st Prize, California International Young Artist Violin Competition, San Diego, USA in 2010

[Program]
First Round
• J. S. Bach Violin Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001
• N. Paganini 24 Caprices, Op.1 No.11 in C major
• N. Paganini 24 Caprices, Op.1 No.24 in A minor
• L. v. Beethoven Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G major, Op.40
Second Round
• W. A. Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219
Semifinal Round
• J. Brahms Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108
• Shinuh Lee Psalm of nature for solo violin
• C. Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op.28
Final Round
• J. Brahms Concerto in D major, Op.77

Nationality China
Date of Birth 1986.12.23

Teachers
• Lucie Robert • Joseph Silverstein

Education
• Manhattan School of Music, New York, USA
• Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, USA

Prizes
• 1st Prize, Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition, New York, USA in 2014
• 1st Prize, Joseph Szigeti International Violin and Viola Competition, Budapest, Hungary in 2012
• 1st Prize, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition, Houston, USA in 2012

[Program]
First Round
• J. S. Bach Violin Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001
• N. Paganini 24 Caprices, Op.1 No.4 in C minor
• L. v. Beethoven Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in F major, Op.50
• N. Paganini 24 Caprices, Op.1 No.24 in A minor
Second Round
• W. A. Mozart Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218
Semifinal Round
• J. Brahms Sonata No.1 in G major, Op.78
• Shinuh Lee Psalm of nature for solo violin
• F. Waxman Carmen Fantasie
Final Round
• J. Sibelius Concerto in D minor, Op.47