SoHui Yun, viola
Korean violist SoHui Yun is quickly becoming a sought after chamber musician and soloist, performing frequently across the United States, Asia, and Europe. Having been awarded first prize at the 2022 Washington International Competition, she also received the Special Prize at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and Grand Prize at the Sungjung Music Competition.
Recent season highlights include solo recitals in Washington DC, Chicago, and Seoul, as well as a performance at Staller Center for the Arts, as a winner of the Stony Brook Concerto Competition. She has also given solo recitals at Kumho Art Hall, TLI Art Center, Ilshin Hall, Elim Art Center and KNUA Hall in Korea, and has been a featured soloist with the Oakland Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra of Moldova Tele-Radio and the Guri Philharmonic Orchestra, and Sejong Soloists.
As a chamber musician, she has appeared alongside musicians such as Miriam Fried, Tabea Zimmermann, Marcy Rosen, and Steven Isserlis, and served as a Faculty Artist at the
Anchorage Music Festival. She has performed at international festivals such as the Ravinia
Steans Music Institute, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, Music@Menlo, Olympic Music
Festival, Lucerne Festival, Chamber Music Connects The World in Kronberg, Perlman
Music Program, Taos School of Music, Great Mountain International Music Festival (GMMFS), and Tongyeong International Music Festival.
Born on Jeju island, South Korea, SoHui earned her bachelor’s degree from the Korea National University of Arts (KNUA), where she studied with SoonWha Oh and Hanna Lee, graduating with highest honors. She received her Master’s degree at the New England Conservatory with Dimitri Murrath and completed her postgraduate studies at Curtis Institute of Music with Roberto Diaz as well as an Artist Diploma in Chamber Music at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She is currently pursuing her doctorate degree under Lawrence Dutton and Matthew Lipman at Stony Brook University, where she previously served as a teaching assistant. She is also a faculty member at Korea National University of Arts.