Stradivarius
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Competitions
    • 2007 Competition >
      • Greeting
      • Prizes
      • Rules
      • Jury >
        • Victor Danchenko
        • Alvaro deGranda
        • Andres Cardenes
        • Robert Lipsett
        • Nokuthula Ngwenyama
        • Jenny Oaks Baker
        • David Park
      • Competitors >
        • Timothy Braun, USA
        • Jonathan Chan, Canada
        • James Garlick, USA
        • Hyorim Han, Korea
        • Fangyue He, China
        • Susan Jang, USA
        • Siwoo Kim, Korea
        • So Jin Kim, Korea
        • Bryan Lee, USA
        • Chang Ho Lim, Korea
        • Sarah Moench, USA
        • Sharon Park, USA
        • Andrej Power, Sweden
        • Yoonshin Song, Korea
        • Chien-Tang Wang, Taiwan/China
      • Laureates
      • Committees
      • Schedule
      • Sponsors
      • Venues
    • 2010 Competition >
      • Greeting
      • Rules *UPDATED 1/21/10*
      • Prizes
      • Application (Closed)
      • Jury >
        • Andres Cardenes
        • Liang Chai
        • Stephen Clapp
        • Laura Klugherz
        • Nicholas Mann
        • Anne Akiko Meyers
        • Valentin Zhuk
      • Competitors >
        • Hannah Cho, South Korea
        • Jessie Chen, USA
        • Yu-Ting Chen, Taiwan
        • Stephen Kim, USA
        • Mia Laity, USA
        • Pei-Wen Liao, Taiwan
        • Mecca Menard, Canada
        • Ryan Murphy, USA
        • Kenneth Renshaw, USA
        • Marie Rossano, USA
        • Kristie Su, USA
        • Caitlin Wood, Canada
        • Melody Yuan, China
        • Andi Zhang, China
        • Kevin Zheng, USA
      • Laureates
      • Utah Division >
        • Jury >
          • Jenny Oaks Baker
          • Robert Baldwin
          • Qiong Hulsey
        • Competitors
        • Prizes
      • Schedule/Tickets
      • Sponsors
      • Venues
    • 2013 Competition >
      • Greeting
      • Rules *UPDATED 3/19/13*
      • Prizes
      • Application >
        • Application Form
        • Preselection Audition - China
      • Jury >
        • Andres Cardenes
        • Catherine Cho
        • Robert Lipsett
        • Elmar Oliveira
        • William van der Sloot
        • Hong Wang
      • Competitors >
        • Isaac Allen, USA
        • Zachary Brandon, USA
        • Albert Cao, USA
        • Leonard Chong, USA
        • Hiu Sing Fan, Hong Kong, China
        • Annelle Gregory, USA
        • Alexis Hatch, USA
        • Da Huang, China
        • Felicity James, USA
        • Gallia Kastner, USA
        • Miclen LaiPang, USA
        • Jiaqi Lu, China
        • Emma Meinrenken, Canada
        • Julian Rhee, USA
        • Jieming Tang, USA/China
        • Colleen Venables, Canada
        • Hannah White, USA
        • Yuren Zhang, China
      • Laureates
      • Utah Division *UPDATED 5/10/13* >
        • Jury >
          • Robert Baldwin
          • Monte Belknap
          • Wen Yuan Gu
        • Competitors >
          • McCall Andersen
          • Shenae Anderson
          • Karen Ferry
          • Bree Fotheringham
          • Erika Hubbard
          • Margaret Ivory
          • Suni Norman
        • Prizes
        • Application
      • Schedule/Tickets
      • Sponsors
      • Venues
    • 2016 Competition >
      • Prizes
      • Jury >
        • Andres Cardenes
        • Victor Danchenko
        • Nicholas Mann
        • Joseph Silverstein
        • Weidong Tong
        • Qian Zhou
      • Committees
      • Rules & Regulations ***UPDATED 04/08/16***
      • Application >
        • Application Form
        • Preselection Audition - China
      • Competitors >
        • Shennuo Bao, China
        • Zachary Brandon, USA
        • Joshua Brown, USA
        • Maya Buchanan, USA
        • Hana Chang, USA
        • Kit Ying Cheng, USA
        • Karisa Chiu, USA
        • Lingyu Dong, China
        • Liu Kuo, China
        • Kenta Nomura, USA
        • Su Qi, China
        • Julian Rhee, USA
        • Amy Sze, USA
        • Hannah White, USA
        • Kwun Yee Wong, Hong Kong
      • Laureates
      • Utah Division ***UPDATED 04/08/16*** >
        • Prizes
        • Application
        • Jury >
          • Robert Baldwin
          • Judd Sheranian
          • Xun Sun
        • Competitors >
          • McCall Andersen
          • Rachel Call
          • Caroline Durham
          • Karen Ferry
          • Bree Fotheringham
          • Makenzie Hart
          • Ellen Hayashi
          • Erika Hubbard
          • Cameron Jeppson
          • Soonyoung Kwon
          • Miriam Wagstaff
      • Schedule/Tickets
      • Sponsors
      • Venues
      • Greeting
  • String Camp
    • 2012 Camp >
      • Rules and Regulations
      • Application (closed)
      • Schedule
      • Faculty >
        • Stephen Clapp
        • Nicholas Mann
        • Wen Yuan Gu
        • Matt Johnson
        • Judd Sheranian
        • Xun Sun
    • 2013 Camp >
      • 2013 Camp Rules
      • 2013 Application
      • 2013 Schedule
      • 2013 Faculty >
        • Victor Danchenko
        • Alvaro deGranda
        • Monte Belknap
        • Wen Yuan Gu
        • Judd Sheranian
        • Xun Sun
    • 2015 Camp >
      • 2015 Application
      • 2015 Schedule
      • 2015 Faculty >
        • Matt Johnson
        • Robert Baldwin
    • 2016 Camp >
      • 2016 Camp Rules
      • 2016 Application
      • 2016 Schedule
      • 2016 Faculty
  • Photo Gallery
    • 2007 Gallery
    • 2010 Gallery
    • 2012 String Camp
    • 2013 Gallery
  • Press Room
  • Sponsors
  • Stradivarius Violin
  • FAQ
  • Contact

Soonyoung Kwon

Picture
Soonyoung James Kwon, 13, is an 8th grader in the gifted and talented program at Wasatch Jr. High School in Salt Lake City.  He is a full scholarship student at the Gifted Music School in Salt Lake City.  Soonyoung started his violin training at the age of six with Wan Liu and currently studies under Dr. Elizabeth Wallace.  He was selected to perform on the 2013 National Federation of Music Clubs Honors Recital and he played in the 2015 Youth Guild Recital.  Soonyoung also won the 56th Salute to Youth competition and was able to play with the Utah symphony in 2015. Soonyoung was awarded top prize at the 2012 State Science Fair and got Academic Awards in his whole elementary career.  He enjoys math and science at school and he is an avid reader.  In his spare time, he likes to swim, ski, and play video games.
​









7450 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84047
Local: (801) 255-9636 - Fax: (801) 255-3965 - Toll Free: 1-800-260-5818
 Copyright © 2013 Charles W. Liu Fine Violins/Stradivarius International Violin Competition