Acclaimed as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, cellist Yeesun Kim is a founding member of the Borromeo String Quartet, quartet-in-residence at the New England Conservatory, with which she has performed in prestigious concert halls and festivals worldwide. In addition to the quartet’s many honors, Ms. Kim has also garnered numerous awards individually, including winner of the Ewha and Jungagng national competitions in Korea, and the Seoul Young Artists Award for achievement in music and academics. With the Borromeo Quartet, she has been extensively involved with NPR’s “Performance Today,” the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and the Library of Congress. Ms. Kim currently serves on the faculty of the New England Conservatory in the cello and chamber music departments, and teaches each summer at the Taos School of Music and the Heifetz Institute. Yeesun Kim is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music. Her mentors include Lawrence Lesser, David Soyer, Peter Wiley, Hyungwon Chang, and Minja Hyun.
Composer Scott Wheeler’s operas have been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, Washington National Opera. the Guggenheim Foundation and White Snake Projects. His music has been performed by violinist Gil Shaham, conductor Kent Nagano, and singers Renee Fleming, Sanford Sylvan, and Susanna Phillips.
Scott’s music has been performed by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Boston Artists Ensemble, Washington National Opera, violinist Gil Shaham, conductor Kent Nagano and many others. Recent premieres include works for pianists Eliza Garth and Maxim Lando as well as sopranos Laura Strickling and Kristina Bachrach. In 2023 Scott appeared as pianist at Merkin Concert Hall, Bargemusic, Guarneri Hall in Chicago, the University of Nevada Las Vegas, and Villa La Pietra in Florence, Italy.