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New York based Double Bassist Ha Young Jung captivates audiences and critics alike with her dynamic and engaging performances. Jung holds The Lawrence J. Tamburri Chair as Principal Double Bass of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. With her versatile career, she frequently appears with the New York Philharmonic as an extra bass player and other distinguished ensembles in New York City. The list includes Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players and The Knights collaborating with artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Yuja Wang among many others. She held prominent positions in organizations such as a fellowship at the Carnegie Hall's Ensemble Connect (2018-2020), Teaching Artist Apprenticeship at the New York Philharmonic (2020), and a Guest Principal Bass of the Riverside Symphony.
Jung works with distinguished ensembles around the globe such as Grammy-nominated String Orchestra, A Far Cry, Chineke! (BME Orchestra of the United Kingdom), English National Opera, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, London Symphony Orchestra, and Razumovsky Ensemble. Appeared as a featured soloist with orchestras such as Royal Philharmonic, Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Southbank Sinfonia, and Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra. Her national and international competition successes placed her among the very best of the current generation double bassists. The list of her success includes; First Prize of Koussevitzky Young Artist Award (New York, 2013), Silver Medal of Serge Koussevitzky International Double Bass Competition (St Petersburg, 2007), First Prize of International Society of Bassists’ Competition (USA, 2007), the Grand-Prix of International String Competition (Moscow, 2006), Musician of the Year at the Solti Foundation (Belgium, 2006). As a soloist and a chamber musician, Jung appears at venues including Alice Tully Hall (New York), Barbican Centre (London), Cadogan Hall (London, UK), Carnegie Hall (New York, United States), David Geffen Hall (New York, United States), Grieg House (Bergen, Norway), Opera House (Tel Aviv, Israel), Philharmonic Hall (St. Petersburg, Russia), Tchaikovsky Great Hall (Moscow, Russia), and The Wigmore Hall (London, UK). Her live performances have been broadcasted across the continent in stations such as WQXR of New York, BBC radio 3 of United Kingdom, National Radio Station of Israel “Kol Hamusica” and Kultura Channel of Russia and was a guest artist at many world class music festivals including; Bergen International Festival (Norway), Eilat International Festival (Israel), Hardanger International Music Festival (Norway), and Wimbledon International Chamber Music Festival (London). Jung worked extensively with leading artists in the world such as Chang-Hyoung Lee (Principal Bass of Korea Broadcasting Symphony, Donald Palma (Founding member of Orpheus Ensemble and Head of Strings at New England Conservatory, Boston), Edwin Barker (Principal Bass of Boston Symphony Orchestra), Oleg Kogan (Artistic Director of Razumovsky Ensemble), Rinat Ibragimov (former Principal Bass of the London Symphony Orchestra), Timothy Cobb (Principal Bass of the New York Philharmonic, former Principal Bass of the Metropolitan Opera), and Tom Martin (former Principal Bass of the London Symphony Orchestra). Jung received degrees from Royal College of Music (Bachelor of Music, 2011), The Juilliard School (Master of Music, 2013), Yale University (Artist Diploma, 2015), and anticipated degree from Boston University (Doctor of Musical Arts, 2023). |