STARRY DUO
STARRY DUO
JIN LEE YOUN & AMY DAHM HUH
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Starry Duo is string duo for violin and viola. The group is formed in 2012 and actively performs in New York, U.S.A and Korea. Starry Duo performed in well-known places including Lincoln Center in New York, U.S Embassy in Washington, and Seoul Arts Center in Korea. Starry Duo released the first album in South Korea entitled “Hymns and Passcaglia” in January 2015 and Second one ”Starry Duo” in 2022 world wide; which can be found on international plate form including apple music, amazon music etc. It is true that there are abundant opportunities to attend chamber concerts for trios and quartets, but for the viola and violin duo, the concerts are rarely performed. Starry duo is formed to introduce duo music for violin and viola to audience so that people can have various experiences in classical music. Through the duo performance, Starry duo wants to share the beauty of these two string’s harmonious sound and the profound music of violin and viola duet.
Starry duo aims at the audience friendly concert that we not only perform the music, but also explain about the composer and the story of the piece to help audience understand and enjoy the concert more.
With our sincere appreciation, Starry Duo..
JIN LEE YOUN
Violinist Jin Lee Youn, born in Jeonju, Korea, started violin at the age of four. She attended Pre-College program at The Korean National University and graduated from Yewon Arts School (1999 – 2002) studying with Nam Yoon Kim, Seoul Arts High School (2002 – 2005) studying with Sung Sic Yang and Ik-Hwan Bae. After she moved to New York, USA, she completed her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in violin performance at The Juilliard School as the scholarships recipient, studying with Mr. David Chan and Mr. Lewis Kaplan and Ms. Sally Thomas, and Mr. Nick Eanet (2006 - 2012). She also completed her Doctor of Musical Arts in violin performance as the scholarships recipient, at Stony Brook University, where she studied with Sooovin Kim and Philip Setzer, and Hagai Shaham (2012-2015).
She was awarded Gold Medal at Korea Music Competition in Seoul, Korea 1993, Winning a Prize at Seoul Music Competition in Seoul, Korea 1997, First Place at Music Competition of Paju in Korea 1999 and 2000, Second Place at the Nation-wide Music Competition sponsored by CBS in Seoul, Korea 2003, Winning a Prize at New York Artists International Competition, 2015.
Her performance was broadcasted on TV including Ariang TV and Febc TV, CGN TV.
In 2017, She performed Mozart Concertante in E-flat Major with Ilsan Symphony in Paju. In 2015, She performed Mozart Concertante in E-flat Major with La Fuse Players Group at Sejong Center, Seoul, Korea as well as New York Classical Symphony Orchestra in Lincoln center, New York, NY. She also performed Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo capriccioso with Inspired Passion Chamber Orchestra in Aram Art Hall, Goyang, Korea, in 2008, Mendelssohn Concerto in E Minor op.64 with Romania National Symphony Orchestra in Youngsan Art Hall, Seoul, Korea, in 2000.
She was a former violin faculty member at the New York Conservatory, in New York. She coached young musicians at Youngnak Orchestra. She is an active member of ORMCA (Ontario Music Teachers’ Association) and RCM (The Royal Conservatory of Music).
She is actively performing both solo and chamber music throughout the countries. She is a violinist of Starry Duo, Duo for Violin and Viola, with violist Dahm Huh and they performed in well-known places including Lincoln Center in New York and Seoul Arts Center in Korea. Her duo released the first album in South Korea entitled “Hymns and Passcaglia” in January 2015 and Second one ”Starry Duo” in 2022 world wide; which can be found on international plate form including apple music, amazon music etc. She is also a violinist of a violin piano duo with pianist Su Jeon Higuera, and Avant Perpetual, a violin piano duo, with Canadian pianist Jacqueline C. Leung.
She is currently a member of the Ontario Philharmonic Orchestra and the Canadian Sinfonietta in Toronto, Canada. She currently performs on a 1694 Francesco Ruggeri
AMY DAHM HUH
Dr. Amy Dahm Huh is a versatile performer, recognized as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborator with living composers, as well as enthusiastic educator. She has been featured in venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Spain Zaragoza Auditorium, Tokyo Metropolitan Arts Space, Fukuoka Acros Hall, Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, Beijing Forbidden City Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Seoul Arts Center, the United Nations Headquarters, and the South Korean Embassy. In 2015 and 2020, her Starry Duo violin-viola ensemble released two albums worldwide.
Dahm collaborated with members of the 9 time Grammy winning Emerson Quartet, Brooklyn Rider, Muir Quartet, and many prominent artists. She is a cultural advocate bridging East and West, and participate in different projects promoting Asian composers to audience in United States and Europe. She was invited to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland where she presented the concert “Korean Poetry,” collaborating with a Korean traditional vocalist. Recently, she premiered compositions by five different Asian living female composers at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Asia International Symposium & Festival, and Korean Composers Festival. She also participated in a series of chamber music concerts held in Kronberg, Germany, as well as Antwerp, Belgium.
She has been featured on television, in magazines and newspapers worldwide, including the New York Korea Times, Hong Kong Times, Spain Lavanguardia, KBS TV, EBS TV, Arirang TV, String and Bow magazine, and Korean Daily News. Her performance highlights as a soloist include New York Classical Symphony Orchestra, Sofia State Symphony Orchestra, Duxbury Festival Orchestra, Il san Symphony Orchestra, and La Fuse Players Orchestra.
Throughout the 2022-2023 academic year, she delivered presentations and conducted masterclasses, as well as performing recitals as a guest artist in University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado State University, University of Central Florida, University of South Florida, Florida College, and St. Olaf College. Additionally, universities in Korea, including Hongik University, Konkuk University, Yonsei University, Kookmin University,Anyang University, Hannam University, invited her as a special lecturer, on topics of ‘How Music Connects Us Across Cultures’, ‘The Role of the Artist in Society and the Entrepreneurial Mindset.’, ‘Digital Storytelling Through Music’, and ‘Music and Cultural Identity.’
Dahm currently serves as the artistic director at the New York Artists Guild in New York, and coordinate Four annual chamber music concerts at the Lincoln Center. She serves as the principal violist at Bergen Symphony Orchestra in New Jersey, as well as the violist in Starry Duo. She holds degrees from Yonsei University, Mannes School of Music, Boston University and Stony Brook University's Doctoral program. She is an adjunct professor at Wagner College, and faculty at St. Thomas Choir School and Northern Academy of the Arts. Along with her love of music, she has a strong dedication to charity work, especially for children and seniors who are physically or mentally challenged. As the Music Director at EnoB, Charity Organization, Dahm arranges and performs in various benefit concerts for hospitals, churches, and cancer centers in New York City, as well as participating charity concerts in the United States, Spain, South Korea, and the Philippines.