SoYoung Choi, violin (Daejeon, Korea) is an active performer in both the United States and Korea. She has appeared as a soloist with major Korean Orchestras such as Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra, and Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra, and she has also won international and domestic competition awards in Korea. A passionate chamber musician, her former quartet was Honors Ensemble at New England Conservatory, and her festival appearances include Yellow Barn, Kneisel Hall, Taos School of Music, Heifetz Music Festival. SoYoung is a leader of Ahava Ensemble in Korea, which holds a charity concert annually to help patients and children with cancer. She studied with Miriam Fried and Donald Weilerstein at New England Conservatory where she received B.M and M.M, and she is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree at Manhattan School of Music with Mark Steinberg. Previous Yellow Barn musician (2019, 2022)