Born in South Korea in 1983, Donghoon Shin studied composition at Seoul National University with Sukhi Kang and Uzong Choe. He moved to London in 2014, where he studied with Julian Anderson at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Sir George Benjamin at King’s College London.

Shin won the Grand Prix of the ANM-BBVA International Composition Competition in 2010, followed by the Goethe Award in 2013, presented by the Goethe-Institut and Tongyeong International Music Festival. His major honors include the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize (2016), the UK Critics’ Circle Music Award for Young Talent (2019), and the Claudio Abbado Prize (2022). In 2017–18, he served as Young Composer in Residence with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group through Sound and Music’s Embedded Scheme. In 2019, he was selected as a composer laureate for a three-year period by RicordiLab.

Shin’s music has been performed and commissioned by leading orchestras, ensembles, and festivals worldwide, including the Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic, Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic, Dresden Philharmonic, Spanish National Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble Intercontemporain, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, and Ensemble Recherche; and Festival d’Automne à Paris and Tongyeong International Music Festival. In November 2025, his Piano Concerto for pianist Seong-Jin Cho and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maxime Pascal, premiered in London.

Iestyn Davies is a British countertenor renowned for the beauty and technical agility of his voice, as well as his thoughtful musicianship. He was awarded an MBE in the 2017 Queen’s New Year Honours for services to music. His honors include the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist of the Year Award (2010), Gramophone Recital Awards (2012 and 2014), and the Critics’ Circle Award for Exceptional Young Talent (Singer) (2013).

In the 2026–27 season, Davies will create the role of Jørgen Tesman in the world premiere of Hedda Gabler by Vasco Mendonça for Dutch National Opera. He will also sing Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Didymus in Theodora with the Monteverdi Choir and Christophe Rousset on a tour of South America and Europe. His concert engagements include Bach cantatas with Les Violons du Roy, Handel’s Messiah with The Philadelphia Orchestra and Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, and recitals in Shanghai with guitarist Sergio Bucheli.

Davies began his singing career as a chorister at St John’s College, Cambridge, under the direction of Dr. George Guest and later Christopher Robinson. After graduating from St John’s with a degree in Archaeology and Anthropology, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he is now a Fellow.

An Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, violinist Chee-Yun has captivated audiences worldwide with her virtuosic performances and artistry. She has appeared with leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, London Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, and Seoul Philharmonic, collaborating with esteemed conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Jaap van Zweden, Manfred Honeck, and Myung-Whun Chung. Her discography features eight acclaimed albums, including Serenata Notturno (Decca/Korea, 2008), which achieved platinum status within six months. Career highlights include performing at the White House for President Clinton, appearing at the United Nations, and a guest role on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Chee-Yun has been a longstanding partner of Sejong Soloists, a highly acclaimed chamber orchestra hailed by CNN as “one of the top ensembles of today.” Together, Chee-Yun and Sejong launched The Sejong Soloists Chamber Music Series Hosted by Chee-Yun, further showcasing their artistic partnership and shared commitment to excellence.

Chee-Yun plays the 1669 Francesco Rugeri, continuing a remarkable journey from her first performance at age eight in Seoul to becoming one of the most celebrated violinists of her generation.

Pianist Jun Cho is a multifaceted artist known for his versatility as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator. A passionate collaborator, Cho frequently performs with esteemed musicians such as Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Philippe Quint, Stefan Jackiw, Ray Chen, Clive Greensmith, Steven Banks, and Randall Goosby, among others.

Alongside his position as Assistant Professor of Piano at Syracuse University, Cho serves as Coordinator of the Keyboard Area, leading the piano program while overseeing its artistic and academic initiatives. He is also an artist-faculty member at the Perlman Music Program and serves as the studio pianist for violinist Itzhak Perlman at the Juilliard School. At Juilliard, he also assists piano faculty member Julian Martin. Previously, he served as a faculty member at the Heifetz Institute and taught in the Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Division at Rice University.