Hyunjung Song is a Korean violist currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at Rutgers University. She is a section violist with the Albany Symphony Orchestra and performs regularly as a substitute with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, York Symphony Orchestra, and Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra.
Previously, Hyunjung was a member of The Orchestra Now (TON), where she earned a Performance Diploma. She also holds a Graduate Performance Diploma and a Master of Music from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Music from the Korea National University of Arts.
An active orchestral, chamber, and solo musician, Hyunjung has performed at renowned festivals including the Aspen Music Festival, Festival Napa Valley, and the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, Austria. Euijin Park is a cellist, soloist, chamber musician, and educator based in the New York/New Jersey area. She graduated from Sunhwa Arts Middle School and Seoul Arts High School before earning her Bachelor of Music degree from the Korea National University of Arts School of Music. She continued her studies in the United States, receiving her Master of Music degree and Performer Diploma from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.
An award-winning performer, Euijin Park is the First Prize Winner of the Phone Classic Competition, Second Prize Winner of the Sejong Cultural Association Competition, and Second Prize Winner of the Green Chamber Music Competition. She was also a two-time First Prize Winner of the Mason Gross Chamber Competition at Rutgers University. Her performances have been recognized for their musical sensitivity, expressive depth, and commitment to both solo and chamber repertoire.
Currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Cello Performance at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts with a full scholarship, Euijin Park is an active performer and chamber musician in the New York/New Jersey area. She has appeared at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall as part of the winners’ concert of the 2026 APEX International Music Competition. Clara Lee is a flutist, soloist, chamber musician, educator, and researcher based in the New York/New Jersey area. She recently earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in Flute Performance from Rutgers University, following a Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory and a Bachelor of Music, cum laude, from Boston Conservatory.
An award-winning performer, Lee is the First Prize Winner of the 2026 APEX International Music Competition and has appeared at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. She is an active soloist and chamber musician whose performances span both standard and contemporary repertoire. An advocate for new music, she has premiered new works in New York City, including at NYU’s Never Mind the Noise.
Her doctoral dissertation, Redefining Virtuosity in the Solo Flute Canon: Identity and Expression in the Works of Jennifer Higdon and Allison Loggins-Hull, examines evolving concepts of virtuosity and artistic identity in contemporary flute literature. In addition to her performing career, Lee is a dedicated educator, maintaining a private flute studio while coaching chamber ensembles and mentoring young musicians.
Watch Hyunjung Song, Euijin Park, and Clara Lee perform String Trio in B-flat Major, D 471 by Franz Schubert on the viola, cello, and flute for the 19th Century Music Competition 2026 as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.