Yoonshin Song, Violin

Biography

"A wonderfully talented violinist... [whose] sound and technique go well beyond her years", Yoonshin Song was recently appointed as the new Concertmaster of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Winner of the Stradivarius International Violin Competition, Song earned many prestigious prizes throughout her career. Some highlights include prizes in the Lipizer, Henry Marteau, Wieniawski and Ima Hogg International Competitions, as well as all the major national competitions in her native South Korea. She has appeared with many orchestras around the world such as the Utah Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and has participated in numerous music festivals such as Marlboro, Aspen, the Perlman Music Program and the Miyazaki Chamber Music Festival.

She earned her Master's degree and Graduate Diploma under the tutelage of Donald Weilerstein at New England Conservatory and completed the Artist Diploma and Professional Study programs at Manhattan School of Music, where she studied with Robert Mann and Glenn Dicterow.  Song plays on a Vincenzo Rugeri violin on loan to her from a generous sponsor in Michigan.