Dr. Dan Auerbach,
Violin, Early Strings, Philharmonia Conductor
| Dr. Auerbach’s teaching experiences include the Juilliard Pre-College, Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, as well as Rutgers University, where he also conducted the Rutgers Youth Orchestra. As a conductor, Dr. Auerbach regularly appeared at the University’s Nicholas Music Center, and in 2008 was featured as part of the Rutgers Gala Presentations. His students have gone on to win regional and all-state competitions, as well as college auditions such as Columbia, Rutgers, and University of Chicago. Dr. Auerbach has given master-classes and workshops throughout the U.S. and is licensed as a professional educator by the New Jersey Department of Education. |  |
In addition to his active private studio and performance schedule, Dr. Auerbach often gives school lecture-presentations, both solo and as part of the Ives String Quartet, and has taught alongside Roberta Guaspari at Opus 118 Harlem School of Music (featured in Music of the Heart, starring Meryl Streep).
Described by the New York Times as a player "with quiet virtuosity." Dr. Auerbach earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University as a student of Arnold Steinhardt. He also holds B.M. and M.M. degrees from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Dorothy DeLay, Felix Galimir, Harvey Shapiro and Lewis Kaplan.
Dr. Auerbach is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes, including a graduate fellowship from Rutgers University, and the Irene Alm Memorial Prize for excellence in performance and scholarly research. He has performed solo in such venues as Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Juilliard Theater. As a chamber musician he has enjoyed collaborating with the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the West-End Players of the Dallas Symphony, Columbia University’s Collegium Musicum, and the Jose Limon Dance Company. CD releases include the American Festival of Microtonal Music and the David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble.
Recent performances include recitals in NYC and Boston with the American Festival of Microtonal Music. Upcoming performances include joint appearances with his mentor, Arnold Steinhardt, first violinist of the Guarneri String Quartet, as well as more recitals in NYC and Boston with AFMM.
Eunho Kim,
Violin
| Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Dr. Kim earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance from the Seoul National University and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, where she also earned a Master of Music degree in Music Theory. She primarily studied violin with Dr. Sunshee Kim and Dr. Piotr Milewski; chamber music with Peter Oundjian, Lee Fiser, and the Tokyo String Quartet; and orchestral music with Constantine Kiradjieff (Former principal, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) and Anna Vayman (Former concertmaster, Kirov Orchestra). |  |
As a devoted orchestra player, she started her professional career in orchestra playing when she was still a student in Cincinnati, playing in the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Sorg Opera Orchestra, and Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. Dr. Kim has appeared in orchestra festivals under the direction of Maestros Myung-hun Chung, Michael-Tilson Thomas, and Charles Dutoit, often playing principal chair. As a chamber player, she was a prize-winner in the CCM Chamber Competition in 2001 and has given numerous chamber recitals in Korea, Japan, and the U.S. She played the associate concertmaster of the South Dakota Symphony (Sioux Falls) in 2006-07 and taught violin and music theory in Morningside College in 2005-07. Currently, Dr. Kim is the concertmaster of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra and serves on the faculty of Northwestern College (Orange City), Dordt College (Sioux Center) and the Leo Kucinski Academy of Music.
