Prof. Suyeon Kang

  • Born in Seoul in 1989, grew up in Canada and Australia, first violin lessons with Josette Esquedin Morgan in AustraliaIn Germany since 2007, studied with Prof. Antje Weithaas in Berlin and Prof. Daniel Gaede in Nuremberg. Studied chamber music with Rainer Schmidt and Hatto Beyerle
  • Between 2009 and 2016, multiple prize winner at international competitions, including Michael Hill (1st prize and audience prize), Yehudi Menuhin, Leopold Mozart, Indianapolis, Buenos Aires International Violin Competitions
  • Founder and violinist of the string trio Trio Boccherini since 2014
  • From 2015 to 2021, assistant to Prof. Antje Weithaas at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin
  • 2019-2025 concertmaster of the Kammerakademie Potsdam, Camerata Bern.
  • Since 2023, lecturer for violin with her own class at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin.
  • Since 2023, member of one of the world's leading string quartets, the Belcea Quartet
  • Sought-after musician at festivals worldwide and invitations as play/direct concertmaster with renowned orchestras, including Camerata Bern, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Münchener Kammerorchester, WKO Heilbronn, Daejon Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Camerata Strumentale Prato, Orquestra Barocca de Sevilla
  • Various CD recordings (solo and chamber music) on labels including BIS, Alpha, Warner, Naxos, Genuin
  • 2025 Appointed professor of chamber music (strings & piano) at the Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen