송지원
Violin

바이올린 송지원

일찍이 세계 유수의 콩쿠르를 휩쓸며 주목받고 있는 바이올리니스트 송지원은 2017 윤이상 국제 음악 콩쿠르 1위 및 박성용영재특별상 수상을 비롯하여 2016 레오폴드 모차르트 국제 바이올린 콩쿠르 1위 및 청중상, 2014 중국 국제 바이올린 콩쿠르 1위 및 특별상, 2014 앨리스 앤 엘레노어 쇤펠드 국제 현악 콩쿠르 1위 및 최고연주상 등을 수상했다.

필라델피아 오케스트라, 벨기에 국립 오케스트라, 서울시향 등 국내외 유수의 오케스트라와 협연하였고 2018년 Klanglogo 레이블의 ‘Beethoven & Mozart’ 데뷔 앨범과 2021년 디지털 음원 ‘Nostalgie’를 발매한 바 있다.

한예종 예비학교, 클리블랜드 음악원 예비학교를 거쳐 커터스 음악원, 뉴잉글랜드 음악원 석사과정, 줄리아드 음악원 아티스트 디플로마 과정을 졸업했다.

현재 세계적인 악기사 Tarisio Trust를 통해 “ex-Curtis” Nicolas Lupot, Paris 1799를 후원자에게 지원받아 연주하고 있으며, 이화여자대학교 음악대학 관현악과 조교수로 후학을 양성하고 있다.

Violin Jiwon Song 

Korean violinist Ji Won Song delights audiences worldwide with energetic and engaging performances that express her refined perspectives on melody, color and harmony, as well as her deep passion for her instrument. A versatile soloist and chamber musician, she is sought after for her creative approach, vivid sound, and multi-faceted interpretations of classical and contemporary repertoire.

Among the renowned international orchestras with which Ms. Song has soloed include The Philadelphia Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony, Belgium National Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra, Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, Gangnam Symphony Orchestra, and Seongnam Symphony Orchestra.

Ms. Song’s artistry has been recognized on the competition stage as well as the performance stage. In addition to the 2017 Isang Yun International Violin Competition (Tongyeong, Korea), she is the recipient of numerous first prizes, including first prize and audience prize at the 2016 Leopold Mozart Competition where she performed with The Munich Radio Orchestra under Maestro Dirk Kaftan (Augsburg, Germany); first prize and the classical music prize at the 2014 China International Violin Competition in Qingdao; first prize and the best Chinese work prize at 2014 The Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition; first prize with the audience prize in 2012 The Schadt Competition. Additional prizes include the second prize at 2015 Concours International de Violon Tibor Varga (Sion, Switzerland). While Ms. Song was a student at Curtis Institute of Music, she receieved the esteemed Milka/Curtis Artist Prize, awarded by Curtis in conjunction with the Markow Toteyy Foundation. In 2018, she recorded her first international debut album 'Mozart & Beethoven' on Klanglogo. Furthermore, her recitals were broadcasted through WQXR (New York's Classical Music Radio Station) and Korea's television networks, such as EBS 'Space' and KBS 'An Die Musik'.

Born in the vibrant city of Seoul, Ji Won Song began formal violin studies at age five with Nam-Yum Kim and Bon-Jiu Koo at the Korean National University of the Arts. She reveled in experimenting with playing techniques and found that the violin’s clear, dynamic voice was an apt vehicle for sharing profound feelings and complex thoughts. At age 10, she emigrated to the United States to study violin at the Cleveland Institute of Music with David Cerone and while studying with him, made her solo debut at the Kennedy Center at age 12. She then studied with renowned violinists Ida Kavafian, Shmuel Ashkenasi and Victor Dachenko at the Curtis Institute of Music, earning her Bachelor’s of Music. Ms. Song then studied with eminent violinists Donald Wilerstein and Soovin Kim at the New England Conservatory of Music, earning her Master’s degree. Ms. Song then graduated from prestigious Artist Diploma program at The Julliard School, and currently pursuing Doctor of Music Arts at the New England Conservatory, where she studies with distinguished violinists Donald Weilerstein and Soovin Kim.

Ji Won Song plays the “ex-Curtis” Nicolas Lupot, Paris 1799, generously loaned by a patron through the Tarisio Trust.