Seoyoen Min
Adjunct Faculty
Newman Performing Arts Center, 2344 East Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80210
Professional Biography
Seoyoen Min has served as Principal Cello of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra since
the 2019/20 season. A native of South Korea, she is a versatile and accomplished
performer with a rich career in both orchestral and chamber music. As a featured soloist,
Seoyoen has performed with the Colorado Symphony, Lakewood Symphony, Wyoming
Symphony, and many others. As a founding member of the Edith String Quartet, she has
collaborated with renowned musicians such as Lynn Harrell, Kyung Sun Lee in the
Virtuosi Seoul Ensemble, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet.
Seoyoen is an active chamber musician in Colorado, regularly performing as both a
soloist and chamber musician at Englewood Arts and other local venues. She has also
contributed to South Korea's contemporary music scene as a member of Ensemble
BLANK , an emerging contemporary music group.
In the summer, Seoyoen is a guest artist with the South Eastern Young Artists in Georgia,
serves as Principal Cello at the Grand Teton Music Festival, and performs as Assistant
Principal Cello with the "Going Home Project" Orchestra.
An enthusiastic educator, Seoyoen teaches privately and as a guest faculty member. She
most recently taught a masterclass and participated in the UW Cello Festival at the
University of Wyoming.
Seoyoen holds a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University’s Bienen School
of Music, where she studied with Hans Jørgen Jensen, and a Bachelor of Music degree
from Seoul National University.
the 2019/20 season. A native of South Korea, she is a versatile and accomplished
performer with a rich career in both orchestral and chamber music. As a featured soloist,
Seoyoen has performed with the Colorado Symphony, Lakewood Symphony, Wyoming
Symphony, and many others. As a founding member of the Edith String Quartet, she has
collaborated with renowned musicians such as Lynn Harrell, Kyung Sun Lee in the
Virtuosi Seoul Ensemble, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet.
Seoyoen is an active chamber musician in Colorado, regularly performing as both a
soloist and chamber musician at Englewood Arts and other local venues. She has also
contributed to South Korea's contemporary music scene as a member of Ensemble
BLANK , an emerging contemporary music group.
In the summer, Seoyoen is a guest artist with the South Eastern Young Artists in Georgia,
serves as Principal Cello at the Grand Teton Music Festival, and performs as Assistant
Principal Cello with the "Going Home Project" Orchestra.
An enthusiastic educator, Seoyoen teaches privately and as a guest faculty member. She
most recently taught a masterclass and participated in the UW Cello Festival at the
University of Wyoming.
Seoyoen holds a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University’s Bienen School
of Music, where she studied with Hans Jørgen Jensen, and a Bachelor of Music degree
from Seoul National University.
