South Korean flutist, Kyungmin Eom, praised as a “unique  flutist” with “colorful tones” (Busan Ilbo, 2014), is a fearless and bold performer. She is currently pursuing her Master's Degree at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Robert Langevin. Ms. Eom has won numerous awards and honors; most recently, she won 1st Prize in the 2019 In-je University Music Competition. In 2018, Kyungmin was a semi-finalist of the Busan Music Competition. Kyungmin also won 2nd prize in the Music Association of Korea Competition in 2014. From the moment she first heard the flute solos in Ravel’s “Bolero” as a child, Ms. Eom has been inspired to pursue a career as a symphonic musician. In 2015, Kyungmin was engaged as Principal Flute with the Busan Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (South Korea). Kyungmin has performed as a soloist with the Busan National Philharmonic Orchestra, Busan Youth Orchestra, In-je University Orchestra, Charm Woodwind Ensemble, In-je Flute Ensemble, and Viento Flute Ensemble. She shared the stage with the In-je flute ensemble at the National Flute Association in 2018 and at the 10th Singapore Flute Festival.

Kyungmin participated in the Gonjiam Flute Festival, where she had masterclasses with Mathieu Dufour, Michael M Kofler, Irina Stachinskaya, and Catherine Cantin. In addition, she has had masterclasses with Andras Adorjan, Sooyun Kim, Jean-Michel Tanguy, Yerin Lee and Carol Wincenc.

Over the years, Kyungmin Eom has been supported by Arts-vision Financial Aid from the Minister of Education, BNK Financial Group, and received “The Music Camp" certificate.

Away from the flute, Kyungmin enjoys photography, fitness and spending time with her cat.

Nicholas Yoo is a violinist studying with Elizabeth Chang in the Pre-College Division at the Juilliard School. He is the prize winner of numerous music competitions such as the DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Musicians, Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition, Camerata Artists International Competition, and the Queensboro Symphony Concerto Competition and was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, and the Royal Albert Hall. 

He has participated in masterclasses with violinists Daniel Phillips, Ani Kavafian, Phillip Setzer, and Bayla Keyes. Nicholas has spent his summers at the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in Burlington, Vermont and the Brancaleoni International Music Festival in Piobbico, Italy. This summer, he will be attending the National Youth Orchestra 2 (NYO2) where the orchestra will be performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City and New World Center in Miami, Florida. 

He debuted in 2015 with the Queensboro Symphony Orchestra and recently performed as a soloist with the Oistrakh Symphony in Chicago, Illinois under the baton of Maestro Mina Zikri. 

As an avid chamber musician, he has participated in the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program as well as performed frequently with his string quartet at the Juilliard School. Orchestrally, he was selected as concertmaster of the Pre-College String Ensemble and the Pre-College Symphony. 

Additionally, Nicholas frequently performs music for his community through outreach concerts to promote appreciation and love for music in the younger generations. 

Besides music, he enjoys creative writing, hanging out with friends, and trying out new cuisines from different cultures while traveling across the world. 

Sophia Nam is a 14-year old violist from Fort Lee, NJ. She is currently studying with Mrs. Sophie Arbuckle, attending Bergen County Academies and Juilliard Pre-College as a viola major, and is a member of the NYYS chamber program. The two most recent titles she received was New Jersey State Winner of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Competition, and 2022 finalist for the Lyra Music Youth Competition. This summer, she will be joining the Perlman Music Program. In addition to music, she enjoys dancing. She was on a competitive dance team for 5 years and competed in small and large groups in jazz and hip-hop. In 2020, she won 4th place with her hip hop duo, as well.

William Yeh (12), born in London, currently studies with Professor Naoko Tanaka at Juilliard Pre-College. William was awarded a scholarship as the youngest violinist at the 2019 HeifetzPEG (Program for Exceptionally Gifted, USA). William has performed and won top prizes in various international festivals and competitions, including first prizes (Junior Division) at 2020 Philadelphia International Music Festival Concerto Competition (USA), 2021 EUROASIA International Violin Competition (Japan), and 2022 NOMEA International Violin Competition (Italy). William was also awarded Young Artist Awards at 2020 Singapore Violin Festival (Singapore) and 2021 Busan Maru International Music Festival Concerto Competition (South Korea). Additionally, William performed at the National Concert Hall and the National Recital Hall in Taipei, Taiwan in the 14th Academy of Taiwan Strings National Biennial Violin Competition Laureate Concerts. Most recently, William performed with internationally renowned pianist Akiko Chiba in New York, live broadcasted globally, and with Grammy Award-nominated pianist Mark Livshits at The Philadelphia International Music Festival Winner’s Recital in Mellon Hall, Pennsylvania, USA. William has also been awarded a full scholarship to the Aspen Music Festival for the summer of 2022.

Prior to Juilliard Pre-College, William studied with Professor Chengtu Su (Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan), Professor Qian Zhou (Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Singapore), and violinist Sirena Huang (USA). William performed at the masterclasses with Professor Itzhak Rashkovsky (Russia/ Israel), Professor Kyung-Sun Lee (South Korea), and the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet (USA). Also, William has been mentored by violinist Pieter Schoeman (Concertmaster of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, UK).

Besides playing the violin, William enjoys playing chess, badminton, and ice-skating, as well as singing and dancing in musicals. He played “Rolf” in “The Sound of Music” at the Auditorium of CKS (Chiang Kai-Shek) Memorial Hall and starred as “Peter Pan” in “Peter Pan” at USC (Shih-Chien University) Concert Hall. William has also been awarded the Ouspensky Fund “Conducting” Award and is receiving conducting apprenticeship from Maestro Giacomo Franci, the Artistic Director and the Conductor of The New York Chamber Players Orchestra. William will be performing with The New York Chamber Players Orchestra in 2022-23.

Avery Armstrong has been studying piano since the age of four, and at the age of six she started studying at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Pre-college Division under Annamarie McCarthy.

She has participated in numerous competitions and recitals and she is the First Prize winner of various competitions including Elite International Music Competition, United states International Music Competition, Crescendo International Music Competition, Opus National Music Competition, New York International Young Musician Competition, American Protege International Piano and Strings Competition, US New Star Competition and she will have two recitals in Carnegie Hall in April 2022.

Besides playing piano, Avery likes to play table tennis, swimming, creative writing, reading, coding, and biology and chemistry!