Esther Yoo

Esther Yoo is recognized for her profound depth of expression and breathtakingly dazzling technique, making her unquestionably now one of the world’s leading violinists.

Esther has appeared as soloist with the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Orquestra Sinfónica RTVE, Munich Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, as well as at venues and festivals such as Lincoln Center, Royal Albert Hall, Het Concertgebouw, Aspen Music Festival, Prague Spring Festival and the BBC Proms. 

Her collaborations with leading conductors include Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jaap Van Zweden, Tugan Sokhiev, Myung-Whun Chung, Vasily Petrenko, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Dalia Stasevska and Karina Canellakis. 

As a chamber musician, Esther regularly appears both in recital and as a founding member of the Z.E.N. Trio alongside Zhang Zuo and Narek Hakhnazaryan, with whom she has toured North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, and released two albums on Deutsche Grammophon. 

A prolific recording artist, Esther has released several critically acclaimed albums on Deutsche Grammophon featuring the concertos of Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Bruch coupled with Barber, and has collaborated with Long Yu and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on her upcoming album. She is featured on the soundtrack of the feature film On Chesil Beach, and was a guest artist on pianist Chad Lawson’s album breathe, both released on Decca. 

In 2010 she became the youngest prizewinner of the International Sibelius Violin Competition and of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2012. In 2018 she was selected as one of Classic FM’s Top 30 Artists under 30.  She regularly creates and contributes to a wide range of publications, podcasts, and broadcasts, covering issues in music and beyond.

Faculties / departments: Strings

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