Friday, July 16, 2021

Jaeyee Jung | 3rd Prize | Violin | 8th Edition | ENKOR Int'l Music Competition


Jaeyee Jung, a sophomore at Enloe High School, NC, has been studying violin since age seven with Rebekah Binford, NC Symphony Assistant Concertmaster, ret.. This year, Jaeyee won the Triangle Youth Philharmonic Concerto Competition and performed with the orchestra. In 2020, she won second place in the Chapel Hill Philharmonia 2020 Young Artist Concerto Competition, and in 2019, she won first place in the NC Bach Festival Young Artists Concerto Competition.

From school ensembles to regional orchestras, Jaeyee has been performing in orchestras for seven years. She is currently the Concertmaster of Triangle Youth Philharmonic.  Recently, she was selected as a member of NYO2 2021. 

Jaeyee has been an active chamber musician through North Carolina Chamber Music Institute. This year, her piano trio placed in the semifinal round of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. In 2020, her ensemble won first place in the UofSC Chamber Music Competition. 

Jaeyee is a volunteer performer for Sunday services at First Korean Baptist Church and virtual choir at the Highland United Methodist Church. In addition to violin, she enjoys playing the piano and dancing ballet. 

Name: Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, 3rd movement; Composer: Max Bruch; Duration: 7:36

Name: Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, 2nd movement; Composer: Max Bruch; Duration: 7:32 https://youtu.be/uEdjsgSpODA