String
Violin / Viola / Cello / Contrabass
David Derrico
Viola
Manhattan School of Music (BM)
Manhattan School of Music (MM)
Viola Faculty at Browning School
David Derrico is A New York City based violist. An active musician around the city Mr. Derrico is a professional freelance musician who regularly performs solo, chamber, and orchestral works. While attending the Manhattan School of Music as a scholarship student for his Undergraduate and Graduate degree he had the great honor to work with some of the world’s great musicians including his private teacher Karen Dreyfus, lessons and masters classes with Donald Mcinnes, Roger Myers, Kim Kashkashian, and Choong-Jin Chang. During his college years he was able to work closely with many top chamber musician including the American String Quartet, the Takacs Quartet, the Miro Quartet, and member of the Mendelssohn String Quartet. Playing under the baton of some of the greatest conductors of this day including George Manahan, James Gaffigan, Kurt Mazur to name but a few has had the opportunity to play some the greatest music ever written. Mr. Derrico won top prize at the FSMTA String Concerto Competition and The Philadelphia International Music Festival Concerto Competition and multiple prize winner at the Fuchs Chamber Competition. He has attended the Music Academy of the West for two summers, also attending Ameropa festival and The Philadelphia International Music Festival. Mr. Derrico love’s to teach and work with younger students to bring the best out of them. He has privately taught violin and viola since 2001 and recently joined the Browning School as its viola faculty.
Matthew Kolodzieski
Cello / Chamber Music
Mannes College The New School for Music (BM)
Mannes College The New School for Music (MM)
Founder of 'Quartet Elm' Ensemble
Artistic Coach at 2013 Teen Arts Festival,
Warren County, New Jersey
Matthew Kolodzieski began his studies on the cello at age nine. His primary teachers include Barbara Stein-Mallow, Paul Tobias and James Kreger. He has attended the New York Summer Music Festival in Oneonta, New York, and the InterHarmony Music Festival in Sulzbach- Rosenberg, Germany. Matthew has performed with the Esopus Chamber Orchestra, the Essex County Summer Players Orchestra in Livingston, New Jersey, and mentored with the Sussex County Youth Orchestra in tours to China, Austria, Italy, and the Czech Republic. He earned a Bachelor’s of Music Degree in 2013 from Mannes School of Music, and is currently pursuing his Masters of Music at Mannes School of Music. He performs regularly in New York with the Mannes Baroque Ensemble under the direction of Nancy Wilson and the Mannes Orchestra under the direction of maestro David Hayes at Alice Tully Hall, and most recently performed at Carnegie Hall. In the fall of 2013, Matthew founded the Quartet Elm, a string quartet comprised of colleagues from Mannes. Quartet Elm has begun community outreach to rural high schools in northwest New Jersey to promote music in the Arts. Matthew served as artistic coach for the 2013 Teen Arts Festival in Warren County New Jersey.
Kyle Colina
Contrabass
University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BM)
Manhattan School of Music (MM)
Member of NYC's Ensemble 212
Member of South Florida Symphony
Kyle Colina, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, is an active full-time freelancing musician in New York City with a busy schedule of touring, recording, and performing throughout the year all over the USA and Europe. He made his professional NYC debut at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in 2012 with the Mimesis Ensemble which following that, released a major commercial recording under Bridge Records (Bridge 9385). He is currently a member of NYC's Ensemble 212 and the South Florida Symphony in Key West, FL. He has also been performing in Europe every Summer as a member of the AIMS Festival Opera Orchestra in Graz, Austria since 2010. As a teacher, he is always enthusiastic about helping others and working with students of all ages. While he was completing his graduate studies at Manhattan School of Music, he worked with the Pre-College Division coaching young musicians, leading sectionals, and playing side-by-side in orchestral concerts and rehearsals. With a love for all kinds of music including jazz, the blues, and rock & roll, he has been providing one-on-one acoustic and electric guitar lessons for students ages 8-17 years old at private music schools in the area since he moved to New York. He received his Bachelor's of Music degree from University of North Carolina School of the Arts and has completed his Master's degree as a merit award-winning scholarship recipient at Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Jeremy McCoy, Tim Cobb, and Orin O'Brien.
John Jinhwan Kim
Viola / Conducting
Seoul Art High School
Yonsei University (BM)
Mannes College The New School For Music (MM)
Boston University (DMA / Present)
"He has a great sound, and he has a special talent" -Michel Moragues, CNSM de Paris-
"His beautiful sound and perfomance are beyond anyone's imigination -News KANN, USA-
Violist Jinhwan Kim was born in South Korea. He studied at Seoul Arts High School and received a Bachelor of Music at Yonsei University and received a Master of Music degree at Mannes The New School of the Music. He studied in Boston University for Doctoral Degree. Solo performances include concerto appearances with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Ansan Symphony Orchestra, Kyeonggido foundation Culture Orchestra, Yonsei University Orchestra, Seoul Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, Sungnam Arts Center *He was Selected as the winner of The Music Competition of Sungnam International Orchestra Festival,
He Performed as a soloist, he had concert in Carnegie hall, and Mozart hall *He was Selected as a Seoul International Music festival's honor artists, Korean rising musician concert in Ansan Art Center, And performed as a chamber musician in Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall in Lincon Center, Flushing Town Hall, Share Hall in New Jersey, Keumho Art Hall, Seongnam Art Center, Ansan Art Center with SIA String Ensemble as a leader, and Merkin Concert Hall, Seoul Metropolitan Art Museum, Seoul Art Center, Inchon Art Center, Sejong Arts Center.
In 2008, The MSO Coporation began to sponser to him to directing and perform in concerts and recitals throughout Korea and USA. He had many concerts in Korea and USA.
He is the winner of numerous distinguished competitions. He was winner of the top prize of the Alexander buono International String Competition, Seoul Baroque Competition, the National Music Competition, the National Hanjeon Arts Competition, the Korea Music Criticism Society's Music Competition, Mason Grosso Chamber Competition, Winning a Prize of Seoul Ensemble Competition, Korea Music Journal Competition. And he got the Highest honors President award in Yonsei University, Peter M Gross Award in Mannes College, commendation by the Senate and General Assembly of New Jersey
He was a chief violist of the Seoul Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, Yonsei Symphony Orchestra, and Ditto Chamber Orchetra, He also performed as a chief violist of the Alliance Orchestra of Sungnam International Orchestra Festival, Great Mountain Music Festival Orchestra, New York Korean Chamber Orchestra and Beijing Olympic Memorial Concert, Grand Theater, China.
In 2009, He was became the music director of the 'Daejong Film Award Festival', as the youngest director. Today, He is a President of overseas division of the Sejong International Music Festival, President of the New York Classical Symphony Orchestra and conductor of the New York Radio Korea Philharmonic, New York - New Jersey United Youth Orchestra.
Jane Jeongyeon Kim
Violin
Yewon School
Seoul Art High School
Seoul National University (BM)
Yale University (MM)
Yale University (AD)
Rutgers University (DMA)
Leader, Society of International Artist
Music Director, New York Classical Symphony Orchstra
"World Class Violinist, auditorium filled with audiences and applaused for her extraordinary performance" -Nordkurier Newspaper, Germany-
Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Jane has been in the spotlight in both Korea and the United States as a gifted violinist. She graduated the Yewon Art School, Seoul Arts High School. She achieved her Bachelor of Music with a distinction at the Seoul National University. She Studied at the Yale University for both Master of Music and Artist Diploma with Hyo Kang. She is currently pursuing her doctoral study with Todd Phillips at Rutgers University under a full scholarship and a winner of the excellent artist award.
She received the Winner of the Grand Top Prize of the Korea Daily Newspaper Competition, the top prizes of American Protégé international Competition, AFAF International String Competition, Seoul National University Concerto Competition, Rutgers symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, Seoul Symphony Orchestra Competition, Seoul Chamber Music Competition, Sunhwa Competition, Kyunghee Music Competition and the winner of the Mason Grosso Chamber Competition, Ehwa Competition, Kookmin Daily Newspaper Competition.
Jane had made many concerto appearances major orchestras throughout USA and South Korea. These include Seoul National University Orchestra, Seoul Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra at the Seoul Arts Center, and was also selected as a guest soloist from Sungnam International Music festival and performed with Seoul Metropolitan Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Classical Symphony Orchstra, Rutgers Symphony Orchstra, SIA Ensemble. Also, her performance with Rutgers Symphony Orchestra has been broadcast on WWFM Radio.
She also had many recitals at St.Marien in Germany, Mary Cary Flagler Hall, Sprague Hall in USA and Keumho Art Hall, Seoul Baroque Chamber Hall, Ansan Art Center in Korea and she had performed Carnegie Hall as a soloist. In 2008, MSO Corporation began to sponsor her.
Along with the many great appearances with her solo works, she had also performed as the chamber musician at New York Korean Culture Center, Lehman Maupin Gallery, Sejong center for the Performing Arts and Mozart Hall in Seoul, was selected as an honors artist at the Seoul international music festival and performed for the President of South Korea in New York. In 2010, she was invited as a soloist of SIA string ensemble’s tour concerts at Carnegie Hall, New Jersey in USA, and Seoul, Seongnam, Ansan in Korea.
She actively performs as a soloist throughout Korea and the U.S.A and Europe.
Mikyung Kim
Violin
Oberlin Conservatory (BM)
Juilliard School (MM)
Rutgers University (DMA)
Faculty Member at Prep Center of Brooklyn College & Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Center
Concertmaster at Rutgers Symphony Orchestra
Korean violinist Mikyung Kim received her Bachelor’s Degree from Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 2006, and her Master’s Degree from the Juilliard School. She graduated DMA program at Rutgers University. Alongside her solo and orchestra work, Ms. Kim has long been interested in chamber music. Ms. Kim has been selected by the Kneisel Chamber music festival and had master classes with Ronald Copes and Joel Krosnick. She spent summers studying and performing chamber music at Norfolk, Sarasota,Milwaukee and Aspen. In 2009, she won the mason gross chamber music competition for String trio and Piano quintet division. As an enthusiastic baroque violin player, she participated in the Oberlin Baroque Orchestra, and she was a soloist with and concertmaster of the Oberlin Baroque Orchestra for performances in the Cleveland area. She recently participated in a residency with William Christie and Les Arts Florissants at the Juilliard School, and she also performed with faculties of historical program at Juilliard 415 Baroque Ensemble and Clarion Music Society in New York City area. Her teachers have included Robert Mann, Philippe Quint, Kyung Sun Lee, Ittai Shapira, and Joseph Kim. She has been awarded Oberlin Conservatory Dean Scholarship and International Student Scholarship, and one of the recipients of the Juilliard Alumni Scholarship and the Grunin Scholarship for Violinists and Cellists. Currently, she is attending a recipient of full scholarship at Rutgers University. Also, she is currently a concertmaster at Rutgers Symphony Orchestra, a section violinist at Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestra and Symphony in C and New York Soloist Ensemble. Ms. Kim is a faculty at the Prep Center of Brooklyn College and Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Center.
Ji Ye Lee
Violin
Seoul Art High School (Honor Student)
Korea National University of Arts (Pre- College)
Korea National University of Arts (BM)
Korea National University of Arts (AD)
Korea National University of Arts (AOC)
Manhattan School of Music (MM)
Manhattan School of Music (PSD / Present)
Korean violinist Ji Ye Lee, obtained an early graduation as an honor student from Seoul Art High School in Korea, and studied at the Pre-College Division of Korea National University of Arts. She received Bachelor of Music Degree, Artist Dipoma, Advance Orchestra Course for specialization of violin Performance as a Graduate Division in Korea National University of Arts. She continued studies in Manhattan School of Music, New York in US, received a Master of Music Degree. She had done great amount of quality performances in solo, chamber and orchestra concerts. She performed with Seoul Chamber Orchestra, Wiener-Concert-Verein, Kammerorchestra Der Winer Symponiker, KNUA Symphony Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Ensemble Kanazawa, MSM Chamber Sinfonia, Ditto Ensemble. As an active violinist, she performed in numerous venues such as, YoungSan Arts Hall, KumHo Arts Hall, KEPCO Arts Center, KNUA Hall, Korean War Memorial Hall, Seoul Arts Center, Guro Arts Theater, DaeJeon Arts Center, Promise Theater, NV Hall, and more in New York and New Jersey. She is a Silver Prize Winner at the National Music Competition of Youth Korea Times Inc, First Place winner at the National Competition of Music Journal Inc, First Prize winner at the Seoul Baroque Competition, Second Place Winner of Dong-A Music Competition, Silver Prize Winner of KBS & KEPCO Music Competition in Korea, Music Award from IMA (Ishikawa Music Academy) in Japan, Finalist of Henry Marteau Violin Competition in Germany and Prize Winner of The Lillian Fuchs Competition in USA. Her violin education continues participating with different Master Classes and Music Festivals such as, Casalmaggiore International Festival in Italy, San Francisco International Summer Music Festival in USA, Seoul International Violin Festival and Great Mountain Music Festival in Korea, Ishikawa Music Academy and YBP Music Academy in Japan under well-known Professors and Musician like Miriam Fried, Stefan Milenkovich, Victor Danchenko, Stephan Picard, Koichiro Harada, Mihaela Martin and more. She has studied under NamYun Kim, Yoo Kyung Min and Dong Hyun Kim and currently a Professional Studies student in Manhattan School of Music in New York, USA under Lucie Robert and she is recognized as a fine violinst in USA.