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Violinist Jin Lee Youn, born in Jeonju, Korea, started violin at the age of four. She attended Pre-College program at The Korean National University and graduated from Yewon Arts School (1999 – 2002) studying with Nam Yoon Kim, Seoul Arts High School (2002 – 2005) studying with Sung Sic Yang and Ik-Hwan Bae. After she moved to New York, USA, she completed her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in violin performance at The Juilliard School as the scholarships recipient, studying with Mr. David Chan and Mr. Lewis Kaplan and Ms. Sally Thomas, and Mr. Nick Eanet (2006 – 2012). She also completed her Doctor of Musical Arts in violin performance at Stony Brook University, where she studied with Sooovin Kim and Philip Setzer, and Hagai Shaham (2012-2015).

She is actively performing both solo and chamber music throughout the countries. Her performance was broadcasted on TV including Ariang TV and Febc TV. She is a violinist of Starry Duo, Duo for Violin and Viola, with violist Dahm Huh and they performed in well-known places including Lincoln Center in New York and Seoul Arts Center in Korea. They have released the first album in South Korea entitled “Hymns and Passcaglia” in January 2015. She was a violin faculty member at the New York Conservatory, in New York. She has coached young musicians at Youngnak Orchestra and she is a member of the Ontario Philharmonic Orchestra and the Canadian Sinfonietta in Toronto, Canada. She is also an active member of Avant Perpetual, piano duo with Canadian pianist Jacqueline C. Leung.She currently performs on a 1694 Francesco Rugeri.
*She is a active teacher member of ORMTA (The Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association) and The Royal Conservatory of Music.