A graduate of the Juilliard School and New England Conservatory, Andrew Ilhoon Byun is currently artist-in-residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel under Gary Hoffman and Jeroen Reuling. First Prize winner of the 2024 Windsor Competition, in 2025 he won Third Prize and the Isang Yun Special Prize for best performance of works by the composer at the Isang Yun Competition. He has appeared at the Alice Tully Hall and Jordan Hall, and performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. A passionate chamber musician, he has played alongside Erin Keefe, Hagai Shaham and members of the Hagen Quartet and at festivals worldwide, including Ravinia, Verbier and Villecroze. He has also studied chamber music under Catherine Cho, David Finckel, Roger Tapping, and members of the Juilliard, Brentano, Vermeer, Orion and Dover quartets.

Instrument: Chiaffredo Cappa

Teachers

2025 - : Jeroen Reuling
2025 - : Gary Hoffman
2023 - 2025 : Laurence Lesser
2021 - 2023 : Natasha Brofsky
2016 - 2021 : Hans Jorgen Jensen

Degrees

2025 - : Artist Diploma, Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
2023 - 2025 : Graduate Diploma, New England Conservatory
2021 - 2023 : Master of Music, The Juilliard School
2016 - 2021 : Bachelor of Music:Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University

Concerts

The Hexagon, Royal Philharmonic, Nil Venditti
Hull City Hall, Royal Philharmonic, Nil Venditti
2024 : Windsor Castle, Royal Philharmonic, Jac van Steen

Competitions

2025 : Third Prize, Isang Yun Special Prize, Isang Yun Competition
2024 : 1st Prize, Windsor Festival International String Competition