My MSt at Oxford focuses on twentieth-century Central and Eastern European violin repertoire, with particular interest in how questions of political constraint, loss, and historical memory are negotiated through performance. Using performance as a practice-led research tool, I plan to explore how historical awareness and physical interpretation can inform one another while avoiding the reduction of complex works to simple narratives. My aim is to approach this repertoire through the interplay of historical context, musical analysis, and embodied practice.
Having lived and trained across South Korea, the UK, and Germany, my musical outlook has been continuously influenced by moving between different cultures, scenes, and historical frameworks. Over the years, my work as a violinist has included prizes at the Queen Elisabeth, Montreal, and Menuhin international violin competitions, as well as performances at venues including the Berlin Philharmonie, Royal Festival Hall, Elbphilharmonie, Wigmore Hall, and Bozar. I am grateful that performing frequently takes me to new places and allows me to engage with diverse communities. Beyond concert performances, I am regularly involved in educational outreach and interdisciplinary projects that explore connections between music and broader cultural themes.
Outside of music and research, I enjoy spending time outdoors, drawing and printmaking, and anything that leads me down an etymological rabbit hole.
I am deeply grateful to the Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme for supporting my studies. I am excited to contribute to, and learn from, the vibrant, interdisciplinary community at Ertegun House.
