2nd Prize winner of the 2006 Eckhardt-Gramatte Competition, Korean Canadian violinist Min-Jeong Koh is a young artist currently garnering much attention throughout Canada. In addition to the second prize, she was also awarded the Prize for Best Performance of the Commissioned Piece.

As a soloist, Ms. Koh has appeared as guest violinist with the Banff Festival Orchestra, Toronto Youth String Orchestra, North York Concert Orchestra, Mooredale Concerto Players, and as winner of the Kathleen Parlow Concerto Competition, she performed with the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra.   Ms. Koh has been invited to participate and perform at Banff Summer Arts Festival, Domaine Forget, Music Bridge, Killington, Sarasota Music Festival, and at Stanford University’s St. Lawrence String Quartet Seminar.  Recently, Ms. Koh performed chamber music at Toronto’s Arts and Letters Club, Brandon University’s Pro Series, McGill University, Mooredale Concert Series, Kitchener Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Maureen Forrester Young Canadian Artist Series at the Stratford Summer Music Festival, Syrinx Series, Toca Loca, and at University of Toronto’s New Music Festival.  

At eighteen, Min-Jeong was invited to be a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra where she served for a full season. Since then, her extensive orchestral experience includes Concertmaster appointments with the Banff Festival Orchestra, Banff Festival Opera Orchestra, Royal Conservatory Orchestra, University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the New York String Orchestra for its annual String Seminar in Carnegie Hall. 

Ms. Koh has studied with Scott St. John, Lorand Fenyves, Erika Raum, and Mayumi Seiler at the University of Toronto and Lucy Chapman at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.  A dedicated teacher, Ms. Koh has taught at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts and at the Young Artist Performance Academy at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, where she is an alumna.