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Esther Yoo, the
first ever artist-inresidence
with the
Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra (2018), is
acclaimed for her
“dark, aristocratic
tone” (Gramophone
Magazine) and “balanced
grace” (The
Herald).
Recently listed as one
of Classic FM’s Top 30 Artists under 30, Yoo first came
to international attention in 2010 when she became
the youngest prizewinner of the 10th International
Sibelius Violin Competition at 16. In 2012 she was
one of the youngest ever prize winners of the Queen
Elisabeth Competition, and from 2014 to 2016 she
was a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist. This season,
Yoo will debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, The Florida
Orchestra conducted by Michael Francis, and the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Louis
Langree.
As a regular collaborator, she will tour with the Philharmonia
Orchestra twice in the season to Korea
and China with Esa-Pekka Salonen, and to Spain
and the United Kingdom with Vladimir Ashkenazy.
In Europe, she returns to Orchestra National de Belgique
and Orchestre National de Lille, and debuts
with Oulu Symphony, Orquestra Camera Musicae
and Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa.
Yoo has released two albums on Deutsche Grammophon
with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Vladimir
Ashkenazy: Glazunov and Sibelius concertos (2015)
and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and other works
(2017). In 2018, she was featured on the soundtrack
and accompanying album released by Decca of internationally
released film On Chesil Beach.
ESTHER YOO
Violin
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