Jin Lee Youn

Violinist Jin Lee Youn, born in Jeonju, Korea, started the violin at the age of four. She attended the Pre-College program at the Korea National University and graduated from Yewon Arts School and Seoul Arts High School. After moving to New York City, she completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in violin performance at The Juilliard School as a scholarship recipient, and her Doctor of Music Arts degree from the State University of New York, Stony Brook.

She was a former violin faculty member at the New York Conservatory. She is an active performer of both solo and chamber music and has appeared on many international stages, including Lincoln Center and Seoul Art Center. She is the violinist of Alito Piano Quartet. She is the violinist of Starry Duo, duo for violin and viola, with violist Amy Dahm Hun and A violin piano duo with pianist Su Jeon Higuera, and Avant Perpetual, a violin piano duo, with Canadian pianist Jacqueline C. Leung. She currently performs on a 1694 Francesco Ruggeri.  
(April 2024)