Korean-American violinist and violist Brian Hong has performed as
soloist with such orchestras as the Juilliard Orchestra, Fairfax
Symphony, American Youth Philharmonic, Chesapeake Orchestra, US Army
Orchestra, National Philharmonic, and the Springfield Symphony. A
dedicated chamber musician, Brian’s festival credits include Marlboro,
Yellow Barn, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Music Academy of the
West, the Taos School of Music, Kneisel Hall, and the Perlman Music Program.
Brian is gaining recognition for his thoughtful and empathetic approach
to teaching, joining the esteemed faculty at Bard College Conservatory
of Music as a violist in Fall 2022. As a guest artist, he has taught
private lessons, public masterclasses, and chamber coachings on both
violin and viola at George Mason University’s Reva and Sid Dewberry
Family School of Music, Missouri State University, and The Juilliard
School. He has also taught live virtual masterclasses for the Joven
Camerata de El Salvador as well as the Edward Said National Conservatory
of Palestine through the Project: Music Heals Us – Novel Voices Distance
Learning Program.
Brian is a graduate of Juilliard’s Artist Diploma program under the
guidance of Laurie Smukler and Catherine Cho. As a Fellow of Carnegie
Hall’s Ensemble Connect, he performed in a variety of venues in New York
City and abroad, as well as maintaining a two-year teaching-artist
partnership with Celia Cruz High School for Music in the Bronx. Brian
also holds a Master’s degree from The Juilliard School, where he was
awarded a prestigious Kovner Fellowship.
Brian is a co-Artistic Director of NEXUS Chamber Music Chicago in
Illinois, an artist-driven collective of musicians whose mission is to
make classical music culturally relevant through live concerts and
multimedia content. In his spare time, he can be found brewing espresso
or single origin pour-overs at his home coffee bar. This is Brian’s
first appearance at the Festival.
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