Born in Seoul, South Korea, Ji Young An studied violin performance at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris with Olivier Charlier and Joanna Matkowska, being awarded Premier Prix in 2007. Ji Young furthered her studies in violin performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music with Guillaume Sutre, graduating with her Master’s and Doctoral degrees. She is an alumnus of the Académie Internationale de Musique Maurice Ravel (France) and the Taos School of Music (USA). Ji Young performs as Associate Concertmaster of the San Bernardino Symphony, Principal Second Violin of the Opera Santa Barbara, and Guest Principal Second Violin of the Redlands Symphony. She also performs with the Santa Barbara Symphony, Riverside Philharmonic, West LA Symphony and Wild Up.
Recent concertmaster engagements include the San Bernardino Symphony, the Santa Barbara Choral Society and Los Angeles Conductor's Workshop. Passionate about passing the traditions of violin performance to younger generation, she has been maintaining an active private studio since 2013. Ji Young has coached chamber groups at the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences’ Elizabeth Mandell Music Institute (EMMI) for several years, and has been serving as Lecturer of Violin at UCLA Herb Alpert Music since 2016 working with music performance major students.
Recent concertmaster engagements include the San Bernardino Symphony, the Santa Barbara Choral Society and Los Angeles Conductor's Workshop. Passionate about passing the traditions of violin performance to younger generation, she has been maintaining an active private studio since 2013. Ji Young has coached chamber groups at the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences’ Elizabeth Mandell Music Institute (EMMI) for several years, and has been serving as Lecturer of Violin at UCLA Herb Alpert Music since 2016 working with music performance major students.