Soyoung Yoon

Soyoung Yoon (born October 28, 1984, in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean violinist. She started playing the violin at the age of five. She plays on a 1773 ex-Bückeburg J.B. Guadagnini violin.

Yoon attended Yewon Middle School for Arts, Seoul Arts High School, Korea National University of Arts, Cologne University of Music, and Zurich University of the Arts, where she studied under Zakhar Bron.

Awards

 * First prize, Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition, 2011
 * First prize, Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition, 2002
 * First prize, Cologne International Music Competition, 2003
 * Winner, Tibor Varga International Competition, 2005
 * First prize, David Oistrakh International Violin Competition, Odesa, Ukraine, 2006
 * Sixth prize, Queen Elisabeth Competition, 2009
 * Silver medal, International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, 2010