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Ha-Young Jung , Double Bass, Korea
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Ha-Young Jung


Born in 1990 in Korea, Ha-Young began her musical studies by learning piano and violin at the age of three. It wasn't until she was eleven that she began to study the bass, an instrument for which she believes to have been destined. For her the bass is not simply her instrument but rather, and in her own words, her "life partner".

Her list of national and international competition successes is considerable and includes the Grand-Prix of the Central Music School International String Competition 2006 in Moscow, 'The Best Interpretation of Virtuoso Player' prize in the J. M. Sperger International Double-Bass Competition 2006 in Germany, Prizewinner of Tunbridge Wells International Young Concert Artist Competition 2006 in UK and First Prize winner of the young bassist division of the International Society of Bassist's Double-Bass Competition, 2007 in America.

In addition to her competition successes Ha-Young has been awarded several scholarships and prizes including the Solti foundation's Musician of the year 2006 in Belgium, YTN's Global Korean Award in Korea and the Kumho Asiana Airline Young Talanted Musicians Award in Korea.

As a concerto artist Ha-Young has recently performed at the following notable venues, Moscow's Tchaikovsky Great Hall with the Moscow Chamber orchestra , the Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall in London appearing with the Southbank Sinfonia, Classic FM and Prom on the Close with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Bristol. She participates in national and international music courses in London, Norway and Estonia.

Ha-Young's tutor, Rinat Ibragimov, has said, "Although she has a lot of performing opportunities and wins competitions regularly, she stays very sociable and is very much liked by her peers". He continues, "Ha-Young is an active chamber musician and section leader. I consider her to be one of the best musicians of her generation". Cellist Ioan Davies described her playing as 'Electrifying' and said it would go down in history.

Ha-Young has accepted a place with full scholarship at the Royal College of Music in September 2007 (Undergraduate studies). She studied previously with Chang-Hyoung Lee (principal bass player of the Korean Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra) in Korea and is currently a pupil of Rinat Ibragimov (principal bass player of the London Symphony Orchestra) in Great Britain.

In 2006 Ha Young Jung become a Founding Member of the Razumovsky Academy. She regularly takes part in Razumovsky events in London’s Wigmore Hall and other venues as well as Razumovsky Festivals in Britain and abroad.

In October 2007 the Razumovsky Trust awarded Ha Young a full Razumovsky Academy Scholarship (funded by CIM Investment Management Ltd).


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