CONDUCTOR ’ S VIEW :
Invigorating music from around the world is sure to get your toes tapping and your heart pumping , from the earthy folk dances of Dvořák and Bartók to the debonair waltzes of Tchaikovsky and Strauss . A tango from Piazzolla channels sultry Buenos Aires , and the “ Juba Dance ” by Florence Price offers a window into the roots of Black culture . Even Beethoven gets in on the action with his dance-infused Seventh Symphony .
CHELSEA KIM
FIRST VIOLIN
Chelsea Hyojung Kim was born in Seoul , South Korea , recently joined Baltimore Symphony Orchestra ’ s violin section after completing her Masters degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music under the tutelage of Kathleen Winkler with the Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Scholarship . Before coming to Baltimore , she has been a frequent substitute at the Houston Symphony Orchestra and New World Symphony . Chelsea earned her Bachelors at The Juilliard School with Li Lin under the Juilliard Lester Lanin Scholarship and H . & E . Kivekas Scholarship . Her past teachers include Donald Weilerstein and Peter Rovit .
In 2009 , she garnered 1st prize in the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition and debuted with them . She won other numerous competitions , including first place in Tuscaloosa String Quartet Society Scholarship Competition and second place in the Lois Pickard Scholarship National Competition . In 2013 , she was chosen as one of the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist from From the Top and performed on the live show on NPR .
An avid chamber musician , Chelsea has collaborated with distinguished artists such as Edward Aaron , The Takács Quartet , Timothy Pitts , James Dunham and Benjamin Kamins . She has appeared at venues including Carnegie Weill Hall , Weiner Musikverein , Boston Symphony Hall , David Geffen Hall and Alice Tully Hall .
She has performed in masterclasses given by Joshua Bell , Stefan Milenkovich , Soovin Kim and Philip Setzer . She has been awarded fellowships to participate summers in Music Academy of the West , Pacific Music Festival , Spoleto Festival USA , Aspen Music Festival , Boston University Tanglewood Institute and Yellow Barn Young Artist Program where she served concertmaster and principal positions , and performed under conductors such as Valery Gergiev , Gustavo Dudamel , Stéphane Denève , Jun Märkl , Elim Chan , Paul Haas , and Ankush Bahl .
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