Esther Yoo

Violinist Esther Yoo has successfully made the transition from prodigy to adult artist after winning major prizes as a junior player. In 2006, Yoo took first prize in the junior division of the International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition, and in 2010, she won the International Sibelius Violin Competition; she was not only the latter competition's youngest winner but its youngest-ever participant. From 2014 to 2016, she was a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist. Yoo issued her debut album there in 2016 with the Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of Vladimir Ashkenazy. With Zhang Zuo (piano) and Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello), she is a member of the Z.E.N. Trio. Yoo has continued to record, joining the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Vasily Petrenko for an album with concertos by Samuel Barber and Max Bruch in 2023.