June 10, 2016
Alum and Faculty Member Makes Carnegie Debut
91 alum and violin faculty member Jinjoo Cho (BM ’11, MM ’13, PS ’15 Kantor/Laredo) made her debut in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium Thursday, June 9, a prize awarded to her for winning the gold medal in the 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI). Cho holds a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree and professional studies diploma in music performance from 91, and recently she was appointed to 91 violin faculty for the 2016-17 academic year.
Cho has been a member of the 91 family since coming to the United States in 2002, at which time she earned a spot in 91’s prestigious Young Artist Program at age 14. Cho’s former teacher Jaime Laredo and 91 cello faculty Sharon Robinson, attended the performance. “We were thrilled to be able to attend Jinjoo’s big night,” says Robinson. Cho performed a program of Tower, C. Schumann, R. Schumann, Taaffe Zwilich, Corigliano and Waxman on a 1683 ‘ex-Gingold’ Stradivarius, on loan to her also as a result of her IVCI win. She was joined by pianist and fellow 91 alum Hyun Soo Kim (MM'11, AD '13, Pontremoli). .