Born in Seoul, Esther Nayeon KIM is a graduate of Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, receiving the Howard Hanson scholarship. She then further continued her studies with Prof. Petru Munteanu at the Leopold Mozart Zentrum in Augsburg, Germany.
As a soloist, Esther has performed with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Concertino Ensemble in Germany. Since then, Esther has attended numerous masterclasses and music festivals in Europe such as Verao Classico Lisbon International Music Festival, San Marino International Music Festival, Villa Vigoni International Violin Masterclass, Henri Marteau International Violin Masterclass, and Kloster Schoental International Violin Masterclass.
As an orchestral musician and a chamber musician, Esther was a former casual assistant concertmaster for both New World Philharmonie and Seongnam Philharmonic Orchestra in Seoul, and she had also worked with Theater und Orchester Heidelberg, Staatsorchester Kassel, Neue Philharmonie Westfalen as well as Concertino Ensemble in Germany.
에스더는 서울에서 태어나 뉴욕 로체스터 이스트만 음악대학교에 입학해 Howard Hanson 장학금을 받아 공부를 했다. 그 이후, 독일 아우크스부르크 Leopold Mozart Zentrum에서 명망 높은 Petru Munteanu 교수를 사사했다.
오클랜드 필하모니아 오케스트라, 크라이스트처치 심포니 오케스트라, 독일 Concertino 앙상블등 과 함께 협연했으며 Verao Classico Lisbon 국제 음악제, San Marino 국제 음악제, Villa Vigoni 국제 바이올린 마스터 클래스, Henri Marteau 국제 바이올린 마스터 클래스, Kloster Schoental 국제 바이올린 마스터 클래스를 비롯한 유럽의 수많은 마스터 클래스와 음악 페스티벌에 참석했다.
또한, 지휘자 금난새의 New World Philharmonie 와 성남시립교향악단의 객원 부악장으로 활동했으며 독일 Theater und Orchester Heidelberg, Staatsorchester Kassel, Neue Philharmonie Westfalen, 콘체르티노 앙상블의 오케스트라의 일원, 솔리스트, 체임버 연주자로 활동을 했다.
jason bae | founder & music director
Jason Bae is the Founder & Music Director of Afflatus Ensemble and has recently finished his two-year role as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Conducting Fellowship Programme Conductor in 2020/21. Jason made his debut in Stockholm, conducting the Aurora Festival Orchestra - presenting the Swedish premiere of "Violent, Violent Sea" by the American composer, Missy Mazzoli. Last year, Jason gave the New Zealand Premiere of Lotta Wennäkoski's "Nosztalgiaim" with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra National Youth Orchestra.
He has received masterclasses with renowned conductors such as Osmo Vänskä with Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Jorma Panula with South Denmark Philharmonic Orchestra, Kuopio Symphony Orchestra, Vaasa City Orchestra, Hamish McKeich, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Holly Mathieson and Gemma New with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Formerly trained as a pianist, Jason received his Master of Arts in piano performance with the highest distinction award, 'DipRAM' at the Royal Academy of Music in London studied under the Professor Emeritus Christopher Elton and Joanna MacGregor in 2015. Jason studied orchestral conducting and was mentored by Jukka-Pekka Saraste.
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