Artist Bio
Praised by the Strad as an “utterly dazzling” artist, with “a marvelous show of superb technique” and “mesmerizing grace” (New York Classical Review), violinist Danbi Um is a Menuhin International Violin Competition Silver Medalist and winner of the prestigious 2018 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant. Um’s recent engagements include appearances with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Ridgewood Symphony, and her Washington, D.C. recital debut at the Phillips Collection. An avid chamber musician, Um returns to Chamber Music San Francisco, the Society of Four Arts in Palm Beach, Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for national and international tours. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Um began violin studies at the age of three. She earned her bachelor’s degree at the Curtis Institute of Music and holds an artist diploma from Indiana University. Um plays a 1683 “ex-Petschek” Nicolo Amati violin, on loan from a private collection.
