Kim Chee Yun (born 1970) is a violinist from

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. Her professional name is "Chee-Yun". Chee-Yun performed in Korea at the age of 13. She studied at the

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with Dorothy DeLay, Hyo Kang, and

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. She won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1989 which led to her New York City recital debut at Carnegie Hall. She records for the Denon label. Chee-Yun was appointed Artist-in-Residence at the

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in 2008. Besides teaching, she still actively tours and gives recitals and concert performances. Chee-Yun plays the

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"Ex-Strauss" ( Cremona, 1708), loaned by

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. Chee-Yun owns a Francesco Ruggieri violin made in the year 1669 which she purchased during the early years of her career. Her violin is speculated to have been buried underground for nearly two hundred years with its previous owner in Norway. She appeared in the season 7 episode of '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'', "Denise Handicap”.

Accolades

* 1988 winner of The

Concerto Competitions * 1993 "Nan Pa" award (Korea) * 1990 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner

Discography

* Vocalise - Violin Show Pieces * French Violin Sonatas * Mendelssohn & Vieuxtemps Concertos * Szymanowski & Franck Violin Sonatas * Vocalise d'amour * Sentimental Memories * Penderecki: Orchestral Works Volume 4 * The Very Best of Chee-Yun * Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole and Saint-Saëns violin concerto No. 3 (1997)

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* 1970 births Living people Musicians from Seoul South Korean classical violinists 21st-century classical violinists Women classical violinists {{SouthKorea-musician-stub