Artists

Biography:

Praised as an ‘utterly dazzling’ (The Strad) and ‘Technically assured and passionate’ (BBC Music Magazine) artist, violinist Danbi Um captivates audiences with her virtuosity, individual sound, and interpretive sensitivity. She is a Menuhin International Violin Competition Silver Medalist and the recipient of the prestigious 2018 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant. Recent and upcoming engagements include her recital debuts in Washington DC at the Phillips Collection, at the Lincoln Center in New York and at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. Her debut album on Avie Records, Much Ado: Romantic Violin Masterpieces, was released in 2023 to critical acclaim. Past concerto engagements include appearances with the Israel Symphony, Auckland Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Vermont Symphony and Dartmouth Symphony. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Danbi Um moved to the United States to study at the Curtis Institute of Music at the age of 10. Her teachers have included Shmuel Ashkenasi, Joseph Silverstein, Jaime Laredo, and Hagai Shaham. She is an artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and plays a 1683 ‘ex-Petschek’ Nicolo Amati violin, on loan from a private collection.