page_title: Esther Yoo
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Esther Yoo / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: Violinist Esther Yoo
context_page_description: Esther Yoo is an American violinist.
context_section_description: Esther Yoo first came to international attention in 2010 when she became the youngest prizewinner of the 10th International Sibelius Violin Competition at age 16. In 2012 she was one of the youngest ever prizewinners of the Queen Elisabeth Competition, and from 2014 to 2016 she was a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist. She was the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's first ever Artist-in-Residence, and was listed as one of Classic FM’s Top 30 Artists under 30 in 2018.
  Yoo has performed with ensembles including Orchestre National de Belgique, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Deutsche Radio Philharmonic, the BBC orchestras, and the symphony orchestras of Toronto, Charlotte, Iceland and Gävle. In 2017/18, Esther was Artist-in-Residence with the Cambridge Corn Exchange.
  As a chamber musician, Yoo has appeared in solo recital at Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall, Oslo Opera House, and Bozar and, as a member of the Z.E.N. Trio (with former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists Zhang Zuo and Narek Hakhnazaryan), at Aspen Music Festival, Ottawa Chamberfest and in Hong Kong, Liverpool, and Cambridge.
caption: Esther Yoo playing with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Columbus, Ohio, 2020
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