Bryan Im is a sophomore at Bellarmine College Preparatory. Bryan is a violist for the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. Prior to joining SFSYO, he was the principal violist for the Golden State Youth Orchestra and has performed in Czech Republic and Austria for the 2022 Tour. He has also won the Solo Competition with GSYO and performed during the 2022-2023 season. Bryan has placed first in the 2022 Silicon Valley Music Competition, Viola Middle School Division; and third in the 2022 KAMSA Competition, Junior Division. In 2023, Bryan received second prize in the 2023 KAMSA Competition, Senior Division; placed first in the 2023 Charleston Baroque Music Competition; second in the 2023 Opus Music Competition, State Level; second in the 2023 ENKOR Int’l Music Competition; and third in the 2023 Norcal Viola Society Competition. Bryan was also invited to perform at the Junior Bach Festival.
During the summer of 2022, Bryan participated in the Summer Music Institute at Tateuchi Hall and studied with the Associate Principal violist of the San Francisco Symphony, Yun Jie Liu. In the summer of 2023, Bryan studied solo viola with Michelle LaCourse and Rayna Yun Chou at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. He has been the principal violist for the Hopebox Orchestra for both summers (2022, 2023). This summer, Bryan will participate in the Music@Menlo Young Performers Program.
You can find Bryan’s 2023 Baroque Music Competition viola performance here.
You can find Bryan’s 2024 Spring Music Competition viola performance here.