Seung Hee Yang

Seung Hee Yang
Nationality South Korea
Occupation Professor, violinist
Korean name
Hangul 양승희
Hanja 梁丞希
Revised Romanization Yang Seung-hui
McCune–Reischauer Yang Sŭnghŭi

Seung Hee Yang (Hangul: 양승희; born November 17, 1969) is a South Korean violinist and academic. She is a violin professor at Chugye University for the Arts and has performed internationally.[1][2]

Born in Seoul, South Korea, she initially learned to play the piano before taking up the violin at the age of 6. She graduated from the Yewon Art School, Seoul Arts High School, and achieved the Bachelor of Music at the Seoul National University studying with Jong-sook Lee. She studied at the Salzburg Mozarteum for the Master of Music with Ruggiero Ricci in 1995, at Amsterdam Conservatory for the professional Performance certificate with Victor Liberman in 1998 and at Rutgers University for the Doctor of Musical Arts with Arnold Steinhardt in 2002.

Awards

Career

Performance

Orchestra leadership

Teaching and research

References

  1. Jacobson, Marion (January 23, 1991). "Korean Music And More". The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.). pp. b.09. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  2. "Seung Hee Yang". Atlantic Museum Festival. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  3. Dong-A music competition. Winners' list. Retrieved 23 November 2012 (Korean)
  4. State University of New York at Oswego, Office of Public Affairs (31 March 2004). "New Faculty Member to Present Violin Recital". Retrieved 23 November 2012.


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