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Esther Yoo
ViolinWith “a prodigious clarity of diction”
(Scherzo) and “a moving tendresse” (BBC Music Magazine), Esther Yoo has been described as “the model of a violin
soloist in the modern age.” (The Strad). In 2010, she became the
youngest prizewinner of the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition and of the Queen Elisabeth
Competition two years later. In 2014 she became a BBC Radio 3 New Generation
Artist and in 2018 was selected as one of Classic FM’s Top 30 Artists under 30.
In 2020, she was named one of WQXR’s ‘20 For 20’ artists to watch.
In the 2023/24 season, Esther debuts
with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Turku
Philharmonic Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, Orquestra
Sinfónica RTVE, as well as joining BBC Symphony
Orchestra and Andrew Davis for the world premiere of Raymond Yiu’s Violin
Concerto, touring with Philharmonia Orchestra and returning to iconic venues
such as Wigmore Hall and Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
Esther has worked with a wide range of
leading conductors, including Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Vladimir
Ashkenazy, Vasily Petrenko, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Dalia Stasevska, Myung-Whun
Chung, Thierry Fischer, and Karina Canellakis. Previous seasons have seen
Esther perform across the world, appearing with Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Minnesota Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, as well as at Lincoln Center, Royal
Albert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall and Seoul Arts Center and prominent festivals
such as the BBC Proms and Aspen Music Festival. In 2018, Yoo was appointed as
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s inaugural Artist in Residence.
As a chamber musician, Esther
regularly appears both in recital and as a member of Z.E.N. Trio alongside
former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists Zhang Zuo and Narek Hakhnazaryan,
with whom she has toured across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, and
released two albums on Deutsche Grammophon, Brahms & Dvořák: Piano Trios and Burning Through the Cold, featuring the piano
trios of Shostakovich, Babadjanian, Rachmaninov and Khachaturian.
A prolific recording artist, Esther
has released several albums on Deutsche Grammophon, most recently releasing Barber, Bruch – featuring the respective composers’ violin concertos – to critical acclaim and previously having recorded the
violin concertos of Sibelius, Glazunov and Tchaikovsky. She also features
prominently on the soundtrack of the feature film On Chesil Beach, as
well as a guest artist on pianist Chad Lawson’s album breathe, both
released on Decca Records.
Esther is unique among classical soloists in being fully
tricultural. She was born and spent her earliest years in the US before
receiving her education in Belgium, Germany and the UK, but she proudly retains
her family’s Korean heritage. Having roots in three
continents contributes to her versatility and exceptionally broad range of
expression, and is unquestionably a factor in making her one of the most
articulate and gifted communicators in the field of classical music.
Demonstrating those skills, she curated a two-hour programme
for BBC Radio 3, is a frequent contributor to BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone,
The Arts Desk, and The Strad, writing not only about repertoire
and practice techniques, but wider issues, such as mental health and
well-being.