VC ARTIST

Born in Seoul, Korea, Yeyeong Jenny Jin began her violin studies at the age of two. At nine, she was admitted to The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she studied with the renowned pedagogue, Ida Kavafian. 

Most recently, Jenny was awarded the first prize and the best chamber music prize at the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. 

As the Sheila Smith prizewinner of the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition, she has also won top prizes at the 2022 Zhuhai International Violin Competition and the 2020 Stulberg International String Competition.

Jenny currently attends The Juilliard School as a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship, studying with Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin. She plays on a violin by Domenico Montagnana, Venice c1735, which is on loan from Rare Violins In Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative.