Kim Chee Yun is a South Korean female violinist from Seoul

Seoul

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. Her professional name is "Chee-Yun". Chee-Yun performed in Korea at the age of 13. She studied at the Juilliard School

Juilliard School

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 with Dorothy DeLay

Dorothy DeLay

Dorothy DeLay was an American violin instructor, primarily at the Juilliard School.She was born in Medicine Lodge, Kansas.-Career and education:...

, Hyo Kang

Hyo Kang

Hyo Kang was born in Seoul. As an immigrant from Korea, he started his life in America as a struggling violin student at the Peabody School nearly 40 years ago....

, and Felix Galimir

Felix Galimir

Felix Galimir was an Austrian-born American-Jewish violinist and music teacher.He studied with Adolf Bak and Simon Pullman at the Vienna Conservatory from the age of twelve and graduated in 1928. With his three sisters he founded the Galimir Quartet in 1927 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary...

. She won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1989 which led to her New York City recital debut at Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall

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. She records for the Denon

Denon

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 label.

Chee-yun was appointed Artist-in-Residence at the Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University

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, Dallas Texas

Texas

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 in 2008. Besides teaching, she still actively tours around and gives recitals and concert performances. Chee-yun Kim owns a Francesco Ruggerie violin made in the year 1669 which she purchased during the early years of her career.
Chee-Yun plays the Stradivarius

Stradivarius

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 "Ex-Strauss" (Cremona

Cremona

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, 1708), loaned by Samsung Corporation

Samsung

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.

She appeared in the season 7 episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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, "Denise Handicapped".

Accolades

• 1988 winner of The Juilliard School Concerto Competitions
• 1993 "Nan Pa" award (Korea)
• 1990 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner

Discography

• Vocalise - Violin Show Pieces
• French Violin Sonatas
• Mendelssohn & Vieuxtemps Concertos
• Szymanowski & Franck Violin Sonatas
• Vocalise d'amour
• Sentimental Memories
• Penderecki: Orchestral Works Volume 4
• The Very Best of Chee-Yun
• Lalo:Symphonie Espagnole and Saint-saens violin concerto No. 3

External links

• Chee-yun's website