Anna Im

Anna Im is the First Prize winner of the 10th Michael Hill International Violin Competition in New Zealand. Her prize recording through a partnership with the Tongyeong International Music Foundation and pianist Ilya Rashkovskiy, 'Amabile', has been released this year, and is now available on various global streaming platforms including YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, and more.

Anna earned her Bachelor of Music degree at the Curtis Institute of Music where she studied with Shmuel Ashkenasi and Aaron Rosand. Anna was awarded the Curtis/Milka Violin Artist Prize upon graduation.

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Anna has been hailed for her extraordinarily beautiful sound, as a soloist with expressive artistry, and for being an engaging and passionate chamber musician. She has appeared as a soloist with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Baden-Baden Philharmonic, and Salzburger Solisten, among others.

In addition to having won top prizes at various competitions in her native Korea at an early age, Anna has been a prizewinner, laureate, and finalist in various international competitions. She has also been invited to participate in many festivals including the Kronberg Academy Festival, IMS Prussia Cove, and Aspen Music Festival among others.

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Anna is a recipient of the Hattori Foundation and Drake Calleja Trust, and is grateful for the generous support she receives from the Royal Academy of Music where she has commenced her study with So-Ock Kim for Master's degree in 2020.