Sooyeon Lyuh : New works for solo Haegeum (korean fiddle)
Sooyeon Lyuh is known for her masterful performances of new compositions for the Haegeum(two-stringed korean fiddle). She is a member of the National Gugak Center’s creative music troupe, a government organization of Korea. Currently, she is a visiting scholar at Center for Korean Studies, UC Berkeley. She is working directly with students and faculty of UC Berkeley to expand repertoire and techniques of Haegeum. Composers include Cindy Cox, Kayla Cashetta, Maija Hynninen, Andrew Martin, Jeremy Wexler and Jon Yu.