Lauded as one of today’s most prominent violinists, Ju-Young Baek enjoys an extensive international career. She has performed in recital at many of the world’s most important venues, including Carnegie Hall, New York’s Lincoln Center, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. She has appeared as soloist with the NHK Symphony, London Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Budapest Festival Orchestra, China National Orchestra, Finnish Radio Orchestra, Singapore Symphony, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic, and KBS Symphony Orchestra, among others.
Active as a chamber musician, Ju-Young Baek has performed at the festivals of Marlboro, Ravinia, Aspen, Great Mountains, Naantali, and Bridgehampton, as well as at the Casals Festival in France, Beethoven Festival in Poland, YCA CHANEL Festival Tokyo, and the Seoul International Music Festival. She was also a leader of the International Sejong Soloists.
Baek is a laureate of numerous international competitions, including the Indianapolis, Paganini, Sibelius, Long-Thibaud, and Queen Elisabeth. Her career was launched after winning 1st prize at the Young Concert Artists Auditions in New York City.
In 2007, Ju-Young Baek gave a record-making performance in which she performed all twelve of Bach and Ysaÿe’s solo violin works in one day.
Ju-Young Baek’s first album of Brahms and Bruch concerti was released in Japan to critical acclaim and was followed by an album of solo violin repertoire by Bartók, Bach, Isang Yun, and Schnittke. Her recording of the Penderecki and Szymanowski violin concerti with the Royal Philharmonic was released in London to rave reviews. In 2020, in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, Ju-Young Baek released a recording of the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas for Sony Classical, followed by the complete Ysaÿe Sonatas for Solo Violin.
A Larsen Strings Artist, Ju-Young Baek holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music, The Juilliard School, and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. She was appointed as the youngest violin professor in the history of Seoul National University.
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