Joo Yeon Sir
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Joo Yeon Sir is a South Korean violin
ist.
Former pupil at the Purcell School
, Joo Yeon Sir is a Scholar at the Royal College of Music
, London where she studies with Dr. Felix Andrievsky. She has been a major prize winner at national and international competitions in the UK and abroad and has performed as recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with orchestras at various venues including the Wigmore Hall
, London Arts Club, St. James' Palace in presence of HRH Prince of Wales, Foundling Museum
as part of New London Orchestra Young Performer's Concert Series supported by the MBF and most recently at Fairfield Halls
performing the Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending
.
In 2006 at the age of sixteen, Joo Yeon became the Overall Grand Prix Laureate at Nedyalka Simeonova International Violin Competition in Haskovo
, Bulgaria
where her gala performance was broadcast on Radio Bulgaria
(BNR
). Joo Yeon is also recipient of Royal Philharmonic Society
's Emily Anderson Prize Award 2007, MBF Music Education Award 2008 and the Second Prize at Windsor Festival International String Competition 2008, as youngest finalist. She holds many Young Musician titles including the Harlow, Rotary Club, Sevenoaks and Rickmansworth Young Musician Competitions. Other prizes includes June Clements Memorial Medal from the Sevenoaks Three Arts Festival, Prix de l'Hospitalite Musicale from masters de Belesbat, Duke of Devonshire Award and President's Prize.
She has been supported generously by the Benslow Music Trust, Musicians Benevolent Fund, the Royal Philharmonic Society
, Philharmonia Orchestra
/ Martin Musical Scholarship Fund and Royal College of Music
.
Joo Yeon Sir is also a composer
and she has won the First Prize and the title of BBC
/The Guardian
Young Composer of the Year 2005 at the age of fourteen for her composition "Conflict in Time", which has been performed at Wigmore Hall
, Cadogan Hall
by Endymion and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3
. She has written compositions for the Purcell School projects such as the "Birtwistle Games" Festival at the South Bank Centre and her most recent work, "Cold Dark Matter - an exploded view" for orchestra, inspired by British sulptor Cornelia Parker
, was premiered at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
, South Bank Centre
by the Purcell School Symphony Orchestra in February 2007 as the winner of Purcell School Composition Competition. At the same occasion, she appeared as soloist in Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, which was broadcast on BBC Radio 2
as part of Howard Goodall's programme, Class Acts.
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Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist.
Former pupil at the Purcell School
Purcell School
The Purcell School is a specialist music school for children, located in the town of Bushey, south Hertfordshire, England, and is the oldest specialist music school in the UK. The school was awarded the UNESCO Mozart Medal in 2003, which was received on behalf of the school by Prince Charles, who...
, Joo Yeon Sir is a Scholar at the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
, London where she studies with Dr. Felix Andrievsky. She has been a major prize winner at national and international competitions in the UK and abroad and has performed as recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with orchestras at various venues including the Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall is a leading international recital venue that specialises in hosting performances of chamber music and is best known for classical recitals of piano, song and instrumental music. It is located at 36 Wigmore Street, London, UK and was built to provide London with a venue that was both...
, London Arts Club, St. James' Palace in presence of HRH Prince of Wales, Foundling Museum
Foundling Museum
The Foundling Museum in London tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, Britain's first home for abandoned children. The museum houses the nationally important Foundling Hospital Art Collection as well as the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, the world's greatest privately amassed collection of...
as part of New London Orchestra Young Performer's Concert Series supported by the MBF and most recently at Fairfield Halls
Fairfield Halls
Fairfield Hall is an arts centre in Croydon, London, England and opened in 1962. It contains a concert hall, the Ashcroft Theatre , the Arnhem Gallery civic hall and an art gallery....
performing the Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending
The Lark Ascending
The Lark Ascending is a work by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, inspired by George Meredith's 122-line poem of the same name about the skylark. The work was written in two versions: violin and piano, written in 1914; and violin and orchestra, written in 1920. The orchestral version...
.
In 2006 at the age of sixteen, Joo Yeon became the Overall Grand Prix Laureate at Nedyalka Simeonova International Violin Competition in Haskovo
Haskovo
Haskovo , is a city, an administrative centre of the homonymous Haskovo Province in southern Bulgaria, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey. As of February 2011, it has a population of 74,843 inhabitants....
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
where her gala performance was broadcast on Radio Bulgaria
Radio Bulgaria
The Radio Bulgaria is the official international broadcasting station of Bulgaria.- History :...
(BNR
Bulgarian National Radio
Bulgarian National Radio is Bulgaria's national radio broadcasting organization. It operates two national and seven regional channels, as well as an international service – Radio Bulgaria – which broadcasts in 11 languages.-National:...
). Joo Yeon is also recipient of Royal Philharmonic Society
Royal Philharmonic Society
The Royal Philharmonic Society is a British music society, formed in 1813. It was originally formed in London to promote performances of instrumental music there. Many distinguished composers and performers have taken part in its concerts...
's Emily Anderson Prize Award 2007, MBF Music Education Award 2008 and the Second Prize at Windsor Festival International String Competition 2008, as youngest finalist. She holds many Young Musician titles including the Harlow, Rotary Club, Sevenoaks and Rickmansworth Young Musician Competitions. Other prizes includes June Clements Memorial Medal from the Sevenoaks Three Arts Festival, Prix de l'Hospitalite Musicale from masters de Belesbat, Duke of Devonshire Award and President's Prize.
She has been supported generously by the Benslow Music Trust, Musicians Benevolent Fund, the Royal Philharmonic Society
Royal Philharmonic Society
The Royal Philharmonic Society is a British music society, formed in 1813. It was originally formed in London to promote performances of instrumental music there. Many distinguished composers and performers have taken part in its concerts...
, Philharmonia Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
The Philharmonia Orchestra is one of the leading orchestras in Great Britain, based in London. Since 1995, it has been based in the Royal Festival Hall. In Britain it is also the resident orchestra at De Montfort Hall, Leicester and the Corn Exchange, Bedford, as well as The Anvil, Basingstoke...
/ Martin Musical Scholarship Fund and Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
.
Joo Yeon Sir is also a composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and she has won the First Prize and the title of BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
/The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
Young Composer of the Year 2005 at the age of fourteen for her composition "Conflict in Time", which has been performed at Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall is a leading international recital venue that specialises in hosting performances of chamber music and is best known for classical recitals of piano, song and instrumental music. It is located at 36 Wigmore Street, London, UK and was built to provide London with a venue that was both...
, Cadogan Hall
Cadogan Hall
Cadogan Hall is a 900-seat capacity concert hall on Sloane Terrace in Chelsea / Belgravia in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, United Kingdom...
by Endymion and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
. She has written compositions for the Purcell School projects such as the "Birtwistle Games" Festival at the South Bank Centre and her most recent work, "Cold Dark Matter - an exploded view" for orchestra, inspired by British sulptor Cornelia Parker
Cornelia Parker
Cornelia Ann Parker OBE, RA is an English sculptor and installation artist. -Life and career:Parker studied at Gloucestershire College of Art and Design and Wolverhampton Polytechnic...
, was premiered at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is a music venue on the South Bank in London, United Kingdom that hosts daily classical, jazz, and avant-garde music and dance performances. The QEH forms part of Southbank Centre arts complex and stands alongside the Royal Festival Hall, which was built for the Festival...
, South Bank Centre
South Bank Centre
Southbank Centre is a complex of artistic venues in London, UK, on the South Bank of the River Thames between County Hall and Waterloo Bridge. It comprises three main buildings , and is Europe’s largest centre for the arts. It attracts more than three million visitors annually...
by the Purcell School Symphony Orchestra in February 2007 as the winner of Purcell School Composition Competition. At the same occasion, she appeared as soloist in Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, which was broadcast on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
as part of Howard Goodall's programme, Class Acts.
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