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Chamber Music in Korea

This December, Esther performs two chamber music concerts in Korea. The first concert will be held on December 22, 2023, at Biwon Music Hall in Daegu with pianist Chang Yong…

Recital with Jae Hong Park at Wigmore Hall

On November 6, Esther Yoo returned to London’s Wigmore Hall for a recital with pianist Jae Hong Park. The program included works by Debussy, Grieg, Rachmaninov, and Vieuxtemps. Reviewing the…

Esther Yoo Shines in Sibelius at Pacific Symphony

In October 2023, Esther joined Pacific Symphony in Costa Mesa for three performances of Sibelius’s Violin Concerto. Guest conductor Christian Kluxen took the podium at Segerstrom Concert Hall to lead…

São Paulo Symphony Debut

In October 2023, Esther Yoo made her São Paulo Symphony debut performing as the solo violinist in Barber’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op.14, which she recorded for her latest…

Esther Yoo returns to Wigmore Hall

Esther Yoo will return to Wigmore Hall on November 6 with Jae Hong Park. The two will perform a program consisting of Debussy’s Violin Sonata in G minor, Grieg’s Violin…

Debuts in Melbourne and New Zealand

On Thursday September 7 Esther Yoo made her debut with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and conductor Xian Zhang performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor. Esther also performed with the…

Glazunov at the Concertgebouw

On September 3, Esther Yoo began her 2023/24 season at Amsterdam’s prestigious Concertgebouw alongside Philharmonie Zuidnederland and conductor Duncan Ward. Esther performed Glazunov’s violin concerto, one of the composer’s most…

Summer 2023 Engagements

This Summer, Esther Yoo performed a recital on June 5 of Debussy, Grieg, Rachmaninov, Park, and Vieuxtemps in Hong Kong City Hall with pianist Zee Zee. On June 19, Esther…

In Tune, Philharmonia, and Bath Festival

Ahead of her UK performances, Esther Yoo was interviewed by Sean Rafferty for In Tune, BBC Radio 3’s flagship early evening music programme. Esther’s Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 performances…

On tour with RPO & Vasily Petrenko

In April, Esther Yoo embarked on a Spanish tour with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Vasily Petrenko, featuring Bruch's 1st Violin Concerto which they recorded together for Deutsche Grammophon.…