Jungah Yoon gave her debut recital at the age of ten after being selected as a Kumho prodigy. She is a laureate of numerous competitions, including the Seattle Young Artist Competition, Australian Flute Festival Competition, Donald Peck Competition, and Osaka International Competition. She has appeared as a soloist with the Yale Philharmonia after winning the Woolsey Hall Concerto Competition and was invited to the 2015 Prague Spring International Music Festival Competition.

Currently, Jungah is a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and a substitute flutist for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and New World Symphony in Miami. As a chamber musician, she has performed in the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and was a 2024 quarterfinalist in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.

Jungah is deeply committed to teaching and mentoring young musicians. She served as an affiliate flute instructor at Bradley University in 2023 and taught undergraduate students at Northwestern University from 2022 to 2024. As a mentor with the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, she supports talented young musicians from underrepresented backgrounds, fostering their artistic and personal growth.

A doctoral candidate in Flute Performance at Northwestern University, Jungah previously graduated from Yale School of Music, where she earned the Thomas Nyfenger Prize for excellence in woodwind playing. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts from Korea National University of Arts, graduating early due to academic excellence.

Pianist Kay Kim is an accomplished chamber musician who performs regularly across the U.S. and internationally. She has collaborated with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Paris Opera Orchestra, and Chicago Chamber Musicians, as well as recipients of the Stradivari Society Award and faculty from institutions such as Juilliard, Northwestern, and Indiana University. For over two decades, she has been the primary pianist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s conductor/soloist rehearsals, working with luminaries like Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, Bernard Haitink, Yo-Yo Ma, and Joyce DiDonato. In 2014, she performed in CSO subscription concerts curated by Pierre Boulez.

Ms. Kim has appeared at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Weill Hall, Ravinia Festival, and the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series. She has also participated in the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center and the Grant Park Music Festival. Her performance with Itzhak Perlman was featured on CBS’s Early Show. As part of Trio Chicago and Friends, she toured over 20 countries, promoting American classical music through a U.S. State Department initiative.

Currently, Ms. Kim is a collaborative pianist and instructor at Northeastern Illinois University and a chamber music coach at Northwestern University. She has held positions at the Jacobs School of Music, Juilliard, and summer programs such as the Perlman Music Program. Her recordings are available on Summit Records, MSR Classics, and Mark Records. A native of South Korea, she holds a doctorate in piano performance from Northwestern University.