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A special protégé of the famed Itzhak Perlman, 22-year-old violinist Hahn-Bin has won critical acclaim for his “extraordinary, intelligent and beautiful” (The Washington Post) performances and his “inspired, bracing and innovative” (The New York Times)programs. He made his international debut at the age of twelve at the 42nd Grammy Awards in a Salute to Classical Music which honored the legendary Isaac Stern.
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Biography
First Prize Winner of the prestigious Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Hahn-Bin made his New York debut at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall as recipient of the Peter Marino Concert Prize, and his Washington debut at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, both to rave reviews from the press. Recent highlights include his Paris debut at the Musee du Louvre, his Australian debut with the Queensland Orchestra, concerts throughout the U.S. through Young Concert Artists, and performances with all the major Korean orchestras including the Seoul, Bucheon, and Daejeon Philharmonics, both in Korea and on tour in Japan.
Born in Seoul, Hahn-Bin made his concerto debut with the Seoul Philharmonic at the age of ten. The following year he moved to the U.S. to study with Robert Lipsett at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. Appearances with the Pacific and San Diego Symphonies followed quickly, as well as his first performances in Europe when he was chosen to be the soloist with Germany’s State Youth Orchestra of Rheinland-Pfalz. Hahn-Bin’s first CD was released by Universal Music Korea when he was 16, featuring works by Pärt, Janácek, Poulenc, Ravel, and Prokofiev.
Hahn-Bin earned his Diploma in 2009 from the Juilliard School, where he worked with Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho. He has been working with Mr. Perlman through the Perlman Music Program since 2002.
Hahn-Bin plays an 1825 J. F. Pressenda violin, on loan from the Mandell Collection of Southern California.
” An extraordinary recital…intelligent and beautiful performance…
Virtuoso makes striking debut. “
— The Washington Post
” Inspired…Hahn-Bin brought distinct characterizations to each score,
and there was no resisting his rich, varied tone and his technical facility…
a bracing debut. ”
— The New York Times
” Hahn-Bin established his virtuoso credentials with an
astonishingly cool rendering, dashing off tangled webs of multiple stops
without any hesitation or struggle. Equally striking was the broad,
lustrous tone that Hahn-Bin was able to draw forth from his violin. ”
— The Washington Post
” Hahn-Bin moved gracefully between the extremes —
haunting pianissimo slides and roulades, and sizzlingly fast, vigorous passagework. ”
— The New York Times
” Was it a deal with the devil that made this young Korean-American superstar
become so incredibly talented? Was it the training from Itzhak Perlman? No explanation suffices.
Brilliant, audacious, and exuberant Hahn-Bin mesmerized the sold-out crowd. “