Dawn Wohn

Violin

Praised as having “a joyful sense of freedom, and a pure, unencumbered tone” by BBC Music Magazine, Korean-American violinist Dawn Dongeun Wohn has performed in concert halls in North and South America, Asia, and Europe, including Carnegie Weill Hall, Lincoln Center, and the National Theater in Taiwan. As a soloist, she has performed with orchestras such as the Korean Broadcasting Symphony and the Aspen Conducting Orchestra and has toured internationally as a chamber musician. Her debut album Perspectives, featuring diverse works by female composers was featured by the New York Times, Spotify, Apple Music and was chosen as one of WQXR’s best albums of the year. Her recent release, Unbounded by Delos Music explores music by American women. Both albums have been featured on radio programs all over the world and have been noted for its “enlightened advocacy” (Gramophone), “elegant and impassioned playing” (Fanfare), and “warm, crystal-clear tone” (Whole note). Dawn was one of the last students of the famed pedagogue Dorothy DeLay, and pursued further studies at The Juilliard School, Yale University and Stony Brook University. Currently, she is on faculty at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music and is the Artistic Director of the newly founded Coppia Concert Series.