A native of South Korea, Youjin Kim, had her first solo recital at 15 in Kumho Art Hall by winning the Kumho Prodigy Audition. She graduated Sunhwa Arts School and Sunhwa Arts High School with Artistic Excellence Scholarships. While studying at Sunhwa Arts High School, she won audition for Regular School Concert, and she performed at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall. She received top prizes in many competitions including 71st Wideman Competition, NSAL Competition, Jacobs Concerto Competition, and Grand Prize-best solo performance award at the Arizona International Music Competition. Recently, She received Grand Prize at Concert Artists International Competition, and she is going to make her debut concert in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. She earned bachelor's degree at Seoul National University with Professor Hyoung Joon Chang and master's degree with Arnaldo Cohen at Indiana University. She received full scholarship from University of Cincinnati, and she is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree under the tutelage of Dr. Dror Biran.

Matthew Ho studies cello under Dr. Clara Kim at the Juilliard Pre-College. He was the alternate winner of the Juilliard Pre-College 2023 Cello Concerto Competition and was the State and Eastern Division winner of the 2022-2023 MTNA National Competition. Other top prizes he has won include First Prize in the Adelphi Young Artists Competition (2023), First Prize in Bravura Young Artists Concerto Competition (2023), First Prize in the Camerata Artists International Competition (2023), Grand Prize and Special Judges Award in the NLPA International Young Artists Competition (2022), First Prize and Judge’s Pick in the VIVO International Music Competition (2021), and First Prize in the Global Music Partnership International Online Competition (2020). 

In 2023, Matthew soloed with the Camerata New Jersey Orchestra and the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra after winning their concerto competitions. He has performed in various venues such as the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and the Merkin Hall. 

Matthew also loves playing chamber music and orchestral music and was selected as the principal cellist of the Juilliard Pre-College Symphony. Matthew has attended the Morningside Music Bridge Program and the Perlman Music Program in past summers, where he studied with cellists including Laurence Lesser, Paul Katz, Zvi Plesser, Clive Greensmith, John Kadz, and Andres Diaz.

In addition, Matthew frequently performs for his community through concerts in senior citizen centers, nursing homes, and local libraries. He also organizes educational events for local elementary schools to promote love and appreciation for classical music in the younger generations.

Justin Kijun Lee, 12 from Virginia, started to study cello at age 4 and is currently a student of Clara Minhye Kim.  In 2024, Justin won first place in Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association’s Concerto Competition and NVMTA’s Bach/Baroque Festival. In addition, Justin placed second in the Camerata Artists International Concerto Competition.  Justin also won first place in many other competitions including Washington National Youth Competition (2018), American Protége Piano & String Competition (2019), Washington Performing Art’s Joseph and Goldie Feder Memorial String Competition (2019), King’s Peak International Music Competition (2022), YMIC Virtuoso International Music Competition (2022) and Asian American Music Society International Competition (2022). Justin was featured in Maryland Public Television, and he has performed at Weill Hall Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Merkin Hall, DiMenna Center and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. 

Justin attended the Heifetz International Music Institute in the summer of 2023 under the tutelage of Thomas Mesa. Justin is also passionate about Chamber and Orchestral music. He served as the principal cellist at American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra’s String Ensemble in 2023-2024 season, and he was a member of the Quantum Piano Trio and currently a member of the Mosaic Quartet since 2022. 

Aside from playing the cello, Justin enjoys folding complex origami models. Justin’s artwork has been featured on “The Paper” magazine by Origami USA and has been selected to be displayed in a traveling exhibit for schools, libraries and museums.