Violinist & Violist So Hyun Joey Park

Violinist & Violist So Hyun Joey Park

 

 

           As a young Korean girl who was filled with wonder about the world out of her boundary, So Hyun Joey Park moved to Vienna, Austria. She studied Violin at The University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna & Viola at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.

At Bruckner Private University of Music Linz, Joey earned pedagogical bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Upon graduation, Joey started communicating with her audience through her sweet, beautiful melody through the viola and violin.

 

           She took her first part as a musician in the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra, which was conducted by Myunghoon Cheong. She also participated in Cyprus Chamber Orchestra Movement, Cyprus Youth Orchestra (as a second violin senior), Junge Phil Harmony Wien (as a chief viola), Wiener Jeunesse Orchestra, European Master Orchestra Croatia, and so many other orchestras. There, she learned the music in depth and took her music career to further extent. She played as the soloist with Austrian-Korean Orchestra (conducted by S. Goetzel) at Konzerthaus Wien. Starting at Vienna Schubert Geburtshaus, she had solo recitals in Geum Ho Art Hall, Sejong Art Center, Yongsan Art Hall, and Geumjeong Art Center, which are all known as prestigious concert halls in Korea. Due to the success from these recitals, the Arte TV invited her for recital, which was recorded and broadcasted.

 

           With the confidence being boosted from her recitals, she won many awards from prestigious competition as well: first prize in Brussels Grand Prize International Competition, third prize in Ensemble Competition, Grand Prize Winner in IBLA Italy, and being a runner-up player in Carnegie Hall in New York.

 

           Joey is full of passion and so much energy towards music that she wanted more people to be engaged with classical music. Not only as an artist, she has worked as a columnist in Samsung Family Site, Eumak Journal Magazine, NewsN, and so on. She is also working on training young, gifted students at Korean Bible University, Incheon Arts High School, Kaywon High School of Art, and Kaywon Middle School. She is also working for Eoullim, which is an ensemble for the physically challenged students. The ensemble is supported by Seong-dong General Welfare Center in Seoul, Korea. Through all these careers being added up with her passion towards music, she hopes to be remembered as an artist who connects people to the world of classical music, embracing everyone with every part of her soul devoted into each musical piece.