Yu Jihoon
Clarinetist
Introduction
I'm Yoo Ji-hoon, a clarinetist who is actively working in music in Busan, Gyeongnam, South Korea.
I've been working in orchestral and chamber music performances, also as a concert guide, emphasizing communication with the audience. I feel very interested in performing contemporary music and communicate with various composers, and am also committed to fostering future generations.
Highlight
Graduated from Peniel Arts Middle and High School
Graduated from Pusan National University of Arts, Department of Music
Graduated from the Meudon Conservatory in France with a Diploma in Professional Performance (DEM) and a Diploma in Chamber Music Performance
Graduated summa cum laude from the Supérieur program at the Conservatoire de Poissy, France
Graduated with honors from the Perfectionnement program at the National Conservatory of Versailles, France
Visiting Professor at Busan Arts Middle and High School
Busan Concert Philharmonic Orchestra Principal
Music Director and Senior Advisor of Breeze on Wind Orchestra
Vice President of Busan Academy of Arts Research Society
Member of Sombly Trio
Member of EnsembleLeidenschaft
Member of EnsembleNOUS
Member of Guitarinet
Member of Players Becs
Member of World EnsembleSori Forest
What to expect while doing this
I've been studying music since childhood, and performing has allowed me to live the life of my dreams.
The process of practicing and discussing with my fellow musicians for a single performance teaches me understanding and dedication. It brings me great joy and reward to realize the music I want to create on stage with a tightly knit group over many rehearsals.
And teaching students gives me a different kind of reward than playing. When students come to me with the intention of majoring, I feel like a whole life is being thrust upon me. I emphasize sincerity and humility as a musician in order to have a good influence on them as they grow into musicians like me.
Interview
Q. What are some of your most memorable places and experiences in nature in Korea?
As a city dweller, nature is not something that is close to me. I have lived in Busan all my life, but I am used to living in a city a little far from the sea. However, the memory of my maternal grandmother and paternal grandfather's country house that I visited as a child is still a vivid scene of nature for me;
Sitting under a very large zelkova tree, spreading out my little prize on the floor of the great room, doing my vacation homework, which I had brought with me from the city, it was not hot even in summer, and the gentle breeze cooled the sweat running down the side of my forehead.
The look of love on my maternal grandmother's face as she sliced a cool watermelon and handed it to me is the most memorable sight of nature for me.
Q. What does nature mean to you?
When I was studying abroad in France, I used to look out the window on the train ride home after a very bad day with my professor.
When the sun would set and it would soon get dark, I would look out the window and see the Seine River flowing quietly, and I would think that it was like an acorn jelly. At such times, I would miss Korea and miss my people in Korea. The river flowing quietly was always an object of nostalgia for me, and I would find strength in thinking about them.
On days like that, I would take out some gochujang and kimchi from the back of the fridge after I got home and eat it for strength.
Q. What do you want people to take away from the experience and healing you provide?
It's natural to find classical music challenging, and there's no shame in that.
When we visit an art museum and encounter a curator who tells us the hidden story of a painting, or a story about a painting, the painting suddenly becomes a new work of art for us. My goal is to make the piece we saw today come alive for the audience through my thoughts and performance of the composer's hidden story, or my thoughts and performance of the piece. I hope that will make the classical music more welcoming and approachable at the next performance.
Clarinetist
Introduction
I'm Yoo Ji-hoon, a clarinetist who is actively working in music in Busan, Gyeongnam, South Korea.
I've been working in orchestral and chamber music performances, also as a concert guide, emphasizing communication with the audience. I feel very interested in performing contemporary music and communicate with various composers, and am also committed to fostering future generations.
Highlight
Graduated from Peniel Arts Middle and High School
Graduated from Pusan National University of Arts, Department of Music
Graduated from the Meudon Conservatory in France with a Diploma in Professional Performance (DEM) and a Diploma in Chamber Music Performance
Graduated summa cum laude from the Supérieur program at the Conservatoire de Poissy, France
Graduated with honors from the Perfectionnement program at the National Conservatory of Versailles, France
Visiting Professor at Busan Arts Middle and High School
Busan Concert Philharmonic Orchestra Principal
Music Director and Senior Advisor of Breeze on Wind Orchestra
Vice President of Busan Academy of Arts Research Society
Member of Sombly Trio
Member of EnsembleLeidenschaft
Member of EnsembleNOUS
Member of Guitarinet
Member of Players Becs
Member of World EnsembleSori Forest
What to expect while doing this
I've been studying music since childhood, and performing has allowed me to live the life of my dreams.
The process of practicing and discussing with my fellow musicians for a single performance teaches me understanding and dedication. It brings me great joy and reward to realize the music I want to create on stage with a tightly knit group over many rehearsals.
And teaching students gives me a different kind of reward than playing. When students come to me with the intention of majoring, I feel like a whole life is being thrust upon me. I emphasize sincerity and humility as a musician in order to have a good influence on them as they grow into musicians like me.
Interview
Q. What are some of your most memorable places and experiences in nature in Korea?
As a city dweller, nature is not something that is close to me. I have lived in Busan all my life, but I am used to living in a city a little far from the sea. However, the memory of my maternal grandmother and paternal grandfather's country house that I visited as a child is still a vivid scene of nature for me;
Sitting under a very large zelkova tree, spreading out my little prize on the floor of the great room, doing my vacation homework, which I had brought with me from the city, it was not hot even in summer, and the gentle breeze cooled the sweat running down the side of my forehead.
The look of love on my maternal grandmother's face as she sliced a cool watermelon and handed it to me is the most memorable sight of nature for me.
Q. What does nature mean to you?
When I was studying abroad in France, I used to look out the window on the train ride home after a very bad day with my professor.
When the sun would set and it would soon get dark, I would look out the window and see the Seine River flowing quietly, and I would think that it was like an acorn jelly. At such times, I would miss Korea and miss my people in Korea. The river flowing quietly was always an object of nostalgia for me, and I would find strength in thinking about them.
On days like that, I would take out some gochujang and kimchi from the back of the fridge after I got home and eat it for strength.
Q. What do you want people to take away from the experience and healing you provide?
It's natural to find classical music challenging, and there's no shame in that.
When we visit an art museum and encounter a curator who tells us the hidden story of a painting, or a story about a painting, the painting suddenly becomes a new work of art for us. My goal is to make the piece we saw today come alive for the audience through my thoughts and performance of the composer's hidden story, or my thoughts and performance of the piece. I hope that will make the classical music more welcoming and approachable at the next performance.