persuasive sweetness of Im's Tchaikovsky" NZ Herald    

Anna Im is the First Prize winner of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition

2019, Stuttgart (Guadagnini Foundation) International Violin Competition 2024,

ArsClassica International Competition 2024, and a Laureate of the Queen Elisabeth

International Violin Competition 2024.

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Having earned her Bachelor of Music degree at the Curtis Institute of Music under

Shmuel Ashkenasi and Aaron Rosand, and both an Advanced Diploma and Master’s

Degree at the Royal Academy of Music in London under So-Ock Kim, Anna has captivated audiences worldwide.

Upon graduation from Curtis, she was awarded the Curtis/Milka Violin Artist Prize. The

recording of a live performance of the Brahms String Quintet, which she led as first

violin, was selected as the first track of the "Curtis 95 Years of Artistry Season

Selections" album.

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Anna has been hailed for her extraordinarily beautiful sound and for being an engaging

and passionate musician, appearing as a soloist with the Stuttgart Philharmoniker,

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Baden-Baden Philharmonic, and Salzburger Solisten,

among others.

Her musical journey extends to extensive concert engagements across Europe, as well as prestigious festivals like the Kronberg Academy Festival, Ravinia Festival, IMS Prussia Cove, and Aspen Music Festival, among others.

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Honored with the Bicentenary Scholarship from the Royal Academy of Music, her

newest release in April 2024, titled Rêverie, features the 'Maurin' Violin by Antonio

Stradivari. The album mesmerizes audiences on streaming platforms worldwide,

alongside her debut album Amabile.

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Starting in the fall of 2024, Anna will join Kronberg Academy to study with Janine

Jansen, while also maintaining her studies with So-Ock Kim.

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*This approved biography is not to be altered or changed without consulting with the artist.

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