We're coming to you LIVE from Tongyeong, South Korea, for the 2024 Isang Yun International Violin Competition.

The Isang Yung Competition is held in remembrance of Korean composer Isang Yun (1917-1995) and aims to support talented young musicians from around the world. The Competition is held alternately in three disciplines — Violin, Cello, and Piano.

This year’s Violin edition will take place from November 2 —10 in the Tongyeong Concert Hall in South Korea.

 

COMPETITION SCHEDULE:

Final Round - Saturday, Nov. 9 | 1 AM (ET) 3 PM Local Time

  • Jake Dongyoung Shim, Korea | Isang Yun: Violin Concerto No. 3 (1992)
  • Rino Yoshimoto, Japan | J. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
  • Eunjoong Park, Korea | L. v. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
  • Chaowen Luo, China | J. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Second Round, Day 2 - Thursday, Nov. 7

Group 3 - 10 AM (Local Time) / 8 PM (ET) on Nov. 6

  • Rino Yoshimoto
  • Eun Che Kim
  • Chaowen Luo

Second Round, Day 1 - Wednesday, Nov. 6

Group 1 - 10 AM (Local Time) / 8 PM (ET) on Nov. 5

  • Zhiyuan Qian
  • Hyun Jae Lim
  • Jake Dongyoung Shim

Group 2 - 2 PM (Local Time) / 12 AM (ET)

  • William Hsueh-hung Lee
  • Eunjoong Park
  • Seoyeon Baik

 

First Round, Day 2 - Monday, Nov. 4

Group 4 (10:00 AM KST / 8:00 PM EDT on Nov. 3.)
• Hannah Song, USA
• Rino Yoshimoto, Japan
• Jaewon Wee, Korea
• Seunghyun Kang, Korea

Group 5 (1:30 PM KST / 11:30 AM EDT)
• Raika Yamakage, Japan
• Eun Che Kim, Korea
• Antonia Maria Kreuzer, Germany
• Hao Li, China

Group 6 (4:00 PM KST / 2:00 AM EDT)
• Chaowen Luo, China
• Alena Hove, USA · Japan

 

First Round, Day 1 - Sunday, Nov. 3

Group 1 (10:00 AM KST / 9:00 PM EDT on Nov. 2.)
• Audrey Park, USA
• Zixiang Lin, China
• Evan Johanson, USA
• Zhiyuan Qian, China

Group 2 (1:30 PM KST / 12:30 AM EDT)
• Hyun Jae Lim, Korea
• Jake Dongyoung Shim, Korea
• William Hsueh-hung Lee, Taiwan
• Aoi Saito, Japan

Group 3 (4:00 PM KST / 3:00 AM EDT)
• Lorenz Karls, Sweden · Austria
• Eunjoong Park, Korea
• Amelia Sze, USA
• Seoyeon Baik, Korea