Inmo Yang '18, '19 AD wins the 2022 International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition

Published on July 19, 2022

Congratulations to New England Conservatory alumnus Inmo Yang '18, '19 AD on winning the 2022 International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition.

The competition is one of the oldest and most prestigious violin competitions in the world. A record 240 violinists applied for the competition this year, 39 of whom participated in the competition. The next International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition will be held in 2025.

Inmo received a cash prize of 30,000 euros, a mentoring prize from Pekka Kuusisto and Sakari Oramo, and a product prize sponsored by Genelec Oy. Inmo was also awarded with a loan of a fine violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini from Turin dated 1772, kindly loaned by Jane Ng through J & A Beare and the Beare’s International Violin Society.

Inmo received his Bachelor's Degree and Artist Diploma in violin performance from New England Conservatory. Studying under Miriam Fried, he was the only violinist in NEC's highly selective AD program. Inmo is currently based in Berlin, where he is pursuing a master’s degree under Antje Weithaas at Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler”.

Click here to learn more. Congratulations Inmo!

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