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 a program that also included Boulanger’s D’un soir triste and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5.

Culture OC reviewed, saying “Yoo, winner of a couple of prestigious competitions, and already well-established in the recording studio and international circuit, chose Sibelius’s Violin Concerto as her vehicle. And quite a vehicle it proved to be, perfect for displaying her gorgeous tone, her prodigious technique (wow, the finale flew), and her bejeweled phrasing. The thing went off without a hitch…”

Read the Culture OC review here.