Hyun Jae Lim, Semi-Finalist

BIOGRAPHY

Recently featured as a soloist with the Orchestra in the 2017-18 season, Hyun Jae Lim was re-invited back to perform with the orchestra again in the same year. Winner of the 2017 Alfred M. Greenfield Competition, Hyun Jae Lim has top prizes in numerous international competitions including Singapore International Violin Competition, Great Mountains Festival Concerto Competition, Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. In the same year she was featured on NPRʼs “From the Top” 15th anniversary show. As a chamber musician, she has collaborated with world renowned artists such as: Vadim Gluzman, Gary Hoffman, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Peter Wiley, Steve Tenenbom, and many others. She has participated in masterclasses with Gil Shaham, Hilary Hahn, , Ivry Gitlis, Benjamin Schmid, Vadim Gluzman, Pamela Frank, and Dmitry Sitkovetsky. She has attended the Keshet Eilon Mastercourse, NAC Young Artist Program, Heifetz International Music Institute, Aspen Music Festival, and the Great Mountains Festival. She entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2012 and she is pursuing her studies with renowned violinists Arnold Steinhardt and Shmuel Ashkenasi. PHONETIC PRONOUNCIATION Hee-yeon Jay Lim INFLUENCES INSTRUMENT: Violin

Figure Skater Yuna Kim; I was inspired so much by her hard work, always striving to do AGE: 20 better. I could relate closely because figure skating, although it is a sport, has a lot of HOMETOWN: Seoul, Korea artistic elements and therefore very similar with music. SCHOOL: FAVORITES Curtis Institute of Music COMPOSER(S)

I always change my mind, but right now it is Brahms because I can never get enough of QUICK FACTS his endless musical depth.

TOP 5 PIECES/SONG(S) PRE_PERFORMANCE RITUAL

1.Backstreet Boys, “Inconsolable” Quick Prayer 2.Sam Smith, “Stay with Me” CAREER GOAL 3.Fun, “We are young”; Concert Violinist 4.Bruno Mars, “Just the Way You Are”

5.Rolando Villazón, “Recondita Armonia” from Tosca

TV SHOW(S)

Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon

FOOD(S)

Anything Sweet

SPORT TEAM(S) Philadelphia Eagles

DESTINATION(S) Barcelona HOBBIES/INTERESTS Shopping, watching YouTube