The Detroit Symphony Orchestra(DSO) has chosen violinist Yoonshin Song, a native of South Korea, as its first new concertmaster since 1988.
DSO music director Leonard Slatkin announced the appointment of Song, 30, from the stage after intermission at the symphony’s performance on Sunday.
“The DSO has a long tradition of engaging outstanding concertmasters. With the appointment of Yoonshin Song, we continue the high level established for this orchestra,” said Slatkin on stage.
“Yoonshin, in only a few days, established herself as one of the very best. Her musical skills and method of communication go hand in hand with my own philosophies. All of us look forward to a long and fruitful relationship.”
Song, associate concertmaster of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, studied at New England Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music with world-renowned violinists and teachers, including Donald Weilerstein, Robert Mann, and Glenn Dicterow.
Winner of the Stradivarius International Violin Competition, Song earned many prestigious prizes throughout her career.
Song, who played with the DSO as Guest Concertmaster for Sunday’s performances of “Pictures at an Exhibition,” will make her solo debut this spring with the Brahms’ Violin Concerto.
This was DSO’s first audition process for Concertmaster after Emmanuelle Boisvert departed the position after 23 years of service in May 2011 to join the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
The position will be officially handed over in September.
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