https://www.thewco.org/media daily 0.75 2025-08-20 https://www.thewco.org/season-20232024 daily 0.75 2026-01-17 https://www.thewco.org/season-20232024/2023/9/22/cycle-1-a-julian-rhee-plays-tchaikovsky-tphpw-9fw8m-s2ycr-lr4wz monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/3dba6a0d-5ee0-47d3-81f8-b6b62deaea62/IMG_4980-GMA+copy.jpg SEASON 2023-2024 - CYCLE 2 B: WCO & The Denyce Graves Foundation Shared Voices program https://www.thewco.org/season-20232024/2023/9/22/cycle-1-a-julian-rhee-plays-tchaikovsky-tphpw-9fw8m-s2ycr-fykjf-tthh7-rg4jw monthly 0.5 2024-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/5dc6a42a-5477-4bfe-9917-8496d301fcf1/judith-ingolfsson-gray-turtleneck.jpg SEASON 2023-2024 - CYCLE 3 B: Judith Ingolfsson plays Mendelssohn https://www.thewco.org/season-20232024/2023/9/22/cycle-1-a-julian-rhee-plays-tchaikovsky-tphpw-9fw8m-s2ycr-fykjf-tthh7 monthly 0.5 2024-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/68f40422-9674-4211-a4a7-4439a58940f7/Screenshot+2024-05-01+at+9.21.25%E2%80%AFAM.png SEASON 2023-2024 - CYCLE 3 A: Judith Ingolfsson plays Mendelssohn https://www.thewco.org/season-20232024/2023/9/22/cycle-1-a-julian-rhee-plays-tchaikovsky-tphpw-9fw8m-s2ycr monthly 0.5 2024-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/3dba6a0d-5ee0-47d3-81f8-b6b62deaea62/IMG_4980-GMA+copy.jpg SEASON 2023-2024 - CYCLE 2 A: WCO & The Denyce Graves Foundation Shared Voices program https://www.thewco.org/season-20232024/2023/9/22/cycle-1-a-julian-rhee-plays-tchaikovsky-tphpw-9fw8m monthly 0.5 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/c4e4d00e-0a77-46b5-82e4-74e242325af6/eric+kutz.jpeg SEASON 2023-2024 - Special Free Concert at Chevy Chase Concert with Eric Kutz https://www.thewco.org/season-20232024/2023/9/22/cycle-1-a-julian-rhee-plays-tchaikovsky-tphpw monthly 0.5 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/b2982ed7-9781-4d81-9c62-96531269d897/2_Marti%CC%81n+Garci%CC%81a+Garci%CC%81a+%C2%A9+Darek+Golik.jpg SEASON 2023-2024 - Benefit Concert : Chopin Competition Bronze Medalist, Martin García García https://www.thewco.org/season-20232024/2023/9/22/cycle-1-a-julian-rhee-plays-tchaikovsky-wleda monthly 0.5 2023-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/01c79783-481d-4d70-9817-f44355163037/Julian+Rhee.jpeg SEASON 2023-2024 - CYCLE 1 B: Julian Rhee Plays Tchaikovsky https://www.thewco.org/season-20232024/2023/9/22/cycle-1-a-julian-rhee-plays-tchaikovsky monthly 0.5 2023-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/01c79783-481d-4d70-9817-f44355163037/Julian+Rhee.jpeg SEASON 2023-2024 - CYCLE 1 A: Julian Rhee Plays Tchaikovsky https://www.thewco.org/season-202425 daily 0.75 2026-01-17 https://www.thewco.org/season-202425/2024/10/20/special-free-concert-at-chevy-chase-concert-series-z3met monthly 0.5 2024-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/142bce63-c3d8-4294-9760-cf0e5712d4b6/Insta+Triple.jpg SEASON 2024-2025 - WCO BENEFIT CONCERT - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thewco.org/season-202425/2024/10/20/special-free-concert-at-chevy-chase-concert-series monthly 0.5 2024-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/311ce6a4-f8e7-46a6-80f5-323e809baaf1/25iht-rfrcpeled-superJumbo+%281%29.jpg SEASON 2024-2025 - Special Free Concert at Chevy Chase Concert Series - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thewco.org/season-202425/2024/10/20/special-free-concert-at-chevy-chase-concert-series-5yl6l monthly 0.5 2024-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/b2eedbd7-f60d-4abc-bae9-e71fd56482a3/Dark+Brown+Classical+Music+YouTube+Thumbnail+%285+x+5+in%29.jpg SEASON 2024-2025 - Haydn Te Deum at the Blessed Karl of Austria Conference - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thewco.org/season-20252026 daily 0.75 2026-01-17 https://www.thewco.org/season-20252026/2025/8/19/ingolfsson-beethoven-prokofiev-jpayb-d2lr6-ds8r3-arc7z monthly 0.5 2026-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/6d35e5af-55ea-435a-86ad-7a98616e6b21/Ez3eBLv3mr1AK7CKRBE-kaYqNzwlyRs3f0y0ZEEcXUDjGQK8hNOZocJmgsB3UyHXidcEAHl1Q_P4ROLoTHxuYjSlp--PO8aB1Y_kAXqr1upi4Cd0QU5aS6ldDLmSOupbTci_UlFA5W0Xj06i2VIq3g.webp SEASON 2025-2026 - Benefit Concert with John Noh - “Benefit Concert with Tenor John Noh” Opera Arias and Songs John Noh, Tenor Jun Kim, Conductor @The Church of the Epiphany https://www.thewco.org/season-20252026/2025/8/19/ingolfsson-beethoven-prokofiev-jpayb-d2lr6-ds8r3-9mzre monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/9f7c9356-7afc-4c8b-a8b5-3fc2ec0d609e/Screenshot+2026-01-17+at+5.43.22%E2%80%AFPM.png SEASON 2025-2026 - Cycle 2B: HieYon Choi plays Beethoven 1 (Columbia, MD) - “HieYon Choi plays Beethoven” Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B flat major Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major HieYon Choi, Piano Jun Kim, Conductor @Christ Episcopal Church, Columbia, MD https://www.thewco.org/season-20252026/2025/8/19/ingolfsson-beethoven-prokofiev-jpayb-d2lr6-ds8r3 monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/587a16d3-29c4-49d5-b1d9-6009be351406/Screenshot+2025-12-27+at+2.21.26%E2%80%AFPM.png SEASON 2025-2026 - Cycle 2A: HieYon Choi plays Beethoven 1 (Fairfax, VA) - “HieYon Choi plays Beethoven” Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B flat major Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major HieYon Choi, Piano Jun Kim, Conductor @Providence Church, Fairfax, VA https://www.thewco.org/season-20252026/2025/8/19/ingolfsson-beethoven-prokofiev-jpayb-n8ry5 monthly 0.5 2025-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/83cece7a-49c1-41f3-a2c5-e90adc83ca75/WCO+house+concert+2.png SEASON 2025-2026 - Chamber Music House Concert - “An intimate afternoon of chamber music in a private gallery setting” - Limited Seats Featuring works by Mozart, Vivadi, Marcello, Dvořák, and Bartók performed by musicians of the Washington Chamber Orchestra @Wonsook Kim’s Arts Gallery, Clarksville, MD https://www.thewco.org/season-20252026/2025/8/19/ingolfsson-beethoven-prokofiev-jpayb monthly 0.5 2025-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/a8f933e0-383c-4019-9914-bd8216ba73b6/0R7A0506.jpg SEASON 2025-2026 - Community Outreach - Montgomery County Correctional Facility - “Community Outreach Concert - Montgomery County Correctional Facility” The musicians of the Washington Chamber Orchestra will present a chamber music performance as part of our ongoing community outreach at a correctional facility, sharing music in a spirit of presence, respect, and service. @Montgomery County Correctional Facility https://www.thewco.org/season-20252026/2025/8/19/ingolfsson-beethoven-prokofiev monthly 0.5 2026-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1755664919354-9SMTHPNELLWQ64P2MW9F/Judith-Ingolfsson-casual-Dk+%281%29.jpg SEASON 2025-2026 - Concert Cycle I: Ingolfsson, Beethoven, Prokofiev - “Ingolfsson, Beethoven, Prokofiev” Beethoven Coriolan Overture Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 “Classical” Beethoven Violin Concerto in Dmajor Judith Ingolfsson, VIolin Jun Kim, Conductor @Annunciation Church, 3810 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016 https://www.thewco.org/intro daily 0.75 2024-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1722388412071-H3AH45ZBKBWIR3219L58/WCO%252Btilt.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/c479dda9-4360-48c9-aa10-9441fc7ddf39/WCO+Cho.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1437926174730-1U2J5NA0TBV4VM4M1BGI/image-asset.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1451678666351-YWLNR421ONQBKIFDC6OO/11802627_807365549377510_7007945593138370723_o.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1706713059070-R02DP5WT3AOBQW1O9KZO/0R7A2033.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1543688493492-KZXN9GJX5ZSIPRCJ8HGZ/0F4B0897.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1543688517187-TT3PI3LJA26EM8J5XSHB/0F4B0946.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1543688536702-SQ76KGRKO6045VYDSLNC/0F4B0840.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1543688560697-9CKQO6UX7YKRA8KX5TS7/0F4B0894.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1543688581490-KTFVH138TD4WO2B2UEHG/0F4B0656.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1543688677720-49ZC7I1T3SM7OUAVXX94/pp-0673.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1543688709596-SNBKVE0JFXVCE74XGXSF/pp-0597.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1543688773033-VQIKSF9L8P1M0YVEHQ1I/0F4B0849.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1543690446270-7YU0A9ATJWCX4JNRS6IB/0F4B0845.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1543690614803-8FWNFQ6VGGTM34LAB0NT/0F4B0898.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1543693590281-7GIQVESL3KRJWA9MCH1W/44164701825_fb41991eb5_o.png Home https://www.thewco.org/artisticdirector daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1440174208884-14KVODCG2491JLPPW5BH/pp-0479.jpg Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1536970741660-0LS0EWWJYZRFE1OKP3KB/Jun+Kim+Profile+2.jpg Artistic Director - Jun Kim, Artistic Director https://www.thewco.org/musicians daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/65697a31-b3b5-40e7-a947-405a65087564/WCO+full+photo.jpg Musicians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778773725750-YCH0X5OJBQY5U0FRZAVM/ahn%2B2.png Musicians - Yunhee Ahn Violinist Yunhee Ahn leads a distinguished career as both performer and teacher. She appears frequently throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area as a chamber musician and orchestral player, performing with ensembles including Good Beats and the Washington Chamber Orchestra. Deeply committed to community engagement, she volunteers as a strings instructor and performs regularly at the Korean Central Presbyterian Church. A dedicated educator for more than 30 years, Yunhee has taught private violin students in Boston, San Francisco, and the Washington, D.C. area. She currently maintains a thriving home studio in Vienna, Virginia, where she welcomes students from across Northern Virginia and guides young musicians from their earliest lessons through advanced repertoire. Yunhee began her musical training at the prestigious Yewon Arts School and Seoul Arts High School, studying with Namyoon Kim. She earned both her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music, followed by a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Longy School of Music in Boston, where she studied under the renowned violinist Eric Rosenblith. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778737755347-DXOL0R831HB0W2X6GH3A/yoonyoung%2Bbae.png Musicians - Yoon Young Bae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778774522144-HSF42YXQVFAMIFKJFP38/chang%2Bsaejong.jpg Musicians - Saejong Grace Chang Saejong Grace Chang is a violinist based in Fairfax, Virginia, and performs extensively throughout the Washington metropolitan area. She has been a member of the Washington Chamber Orchestra since 2015 and previously performed with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra from 1993 to 2003. In addition to her orchestral work, Ms. Chang maintains an active private violin studio and has served as a violinist at Korean Central Presbyterian Church for more than twenty years. She earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Violin Performance from the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1768680046779-WSTAQ8E6XZOY20T30K5P/J+Cho.jpeg Musicians - Claire Cho Violinist Claire Cho has earned a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music in Violin Performance from the Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University and continued her Doctoral study in Music Education at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City. Her major teachers included Yong-Ku Ahn, Berl Senofsky, Dr. Hal Abeles and Dr. Dino Anagnost. During her Doctoral study at Columbia University, she was one of the main scholars to lead Dr. Abeles’ various educational projects and studied Orchestral Conducting with the late Maestro Dr. Dino Anagnost and worked as his teaching assistant. She was a faculty member at Columbia University, teaching Violin Pedagogy and Orchestra Conducting. She also served as music director at Christ Lutheran Church in Bethesda, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Gaithersburg, and director of the prestigious The Epiphany Tuesday Concert Series, in Washington D.C. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778741196366-PS3D9IM3W3ZU65DX5R1J/seong%2Byoung%2Bsylvia%2B2.png Musicians - Sylvia Choe Sylvia Choe, born in South Korea, is a violinist and educator with an international performance and teaching career. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Sejong University before continuing her studies in the United States. In 2016, she received her Master of Music degree from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, where she studied with Herbert Greenberg. Choe has been recognized for her artistry through numerous competitions, including First Prize awards at the Music Education News Competition and the Asia International Music Competition. She has performed with various orchestras throughout South Korea and has appeared frequently as a soloist. In 2012, she was invited to perform at the prestigious Chosun Ilbo Debut Concert at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts. Alongside her performance career, Mrs. Choe has extensive teaching experience. She taught at the Classical Music Club for Professors at Sejong University and provided both group and private instruction to students of all ages for four years. From 2010 to 2012, she served as Concertmaster of the Goyang Aram Nuri Youth Orchestra. Sylvia Choe currently performs as a section violinist with the Washington Chamber Orchestra and Olney Theatre Center, and also serves as a music teacher at Fellowship Christian School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1768673196824-WYBZEARYXJTAS99NDJZF/Galva.jpeg Musicians - Kimberly Galva Kimberly is an accomplished violinist and educator who freelances throughout the Washington, D.C. area. She has performed with ensembles including the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, the Washington Chamber Orchestra, Choralis, and the Concert Opera of Washington, in addition to numerous orchestral, choral, and chamber music groups. An avid solo performer, Kimberly is especially passionate about the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, while also enjoying performances in jazz and folk/rock styles. She is the founder and director of The Violin School of Cleveland Park and serves on the faculty of Levine Music. Kimberly trained at the Oberlin Conservatory, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Neuroscience from Oberlin College, and later received a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance from DePaul University. She has also completed certification through Book 7 with the Suzuki Association of the Americas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778774457230-9O4KVBS9G6HZFNOTIOME/jumi%2525252Bim%2525252B2.jpg Musicians - Jumi Im https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778774345160-9F4CYG61SW6ZP5E02KO7/yeokyung.jpg Musicians - Yeo Kyeong Kim Yeo Kyeong Kim is a creative multi-instrumentalist, performer, and educator who has been a violinist with the Washington Chamber Orchestra since 2016. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education, with violin as her primary instrument, from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where she was awarded a scholarship. She later continued her studies at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, earning a Master of Music degree in Music Education, also as a scholarship recipient, with violin as her primary instrument. A Maryland State Certified Music Educator, Yeo Kyeong has devoted the past seventeen years to teaching and mentoring students through YK Violin Studio, LLC. Passionate about inspiring the next generation of musicians, she remains deeply committed to music education through both her teaching and her continued work as an active performer in the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778736955217-Z3XYE9CUN3Z7A9HAO6QB/eunjukwak%2B%2Bcolor4.png Musicians - Eunju Kwak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778774440580-YMFN0NSOTZBU0G84ZJ22/hyunji%25252Blee.png Musicians - Hyun Ji Lee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778774389188-KVGAJ8CESTR0JK85GUIA/Makiko.jpg Musicians - Makiko Taguchi Makiko graduated from Toho Music College in Tokyo with the highest honor in violin class in March 1989. In the same year, she was also invited to attend Tanglewood Music Center in Massachusetts, as a representative from the school. After that, she went on to study at San Francisco Conservatory of Music and received Master of Music degree in violin performance in 1992. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778739746440-866B0IPB2OOM1DVX034R/joohyun.jpg Musicians - Julia Joohyun Yoon Julia Joohyun Yoon is a Korean-born violinist and educator currently active in Ashburn, Virginia. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and her Master of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin, both on merit scholarships. Julia has won numerous competitions and has participated in music festivals throughout Korea, Japan, and the United States. During her graduate studies at UW–Madison and UT Austin, she performed as a violinist in graduate string quartets under the direction of the Pro Arte Quartet and the Miró Quartet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778774600006-3O4BQVCCHJ1JERPIE8NE/henry2.png Musicians - Rebecca Henry Rebecca Henry has combined performing, teaching, teacher training and administration throughout her musical career. She has performed in chamber music festivals in Canada, Mexico and throughout the USA, and currently performs in faculty chamber ensembles and in the Washington Chamber Orchestra. In the summers she teaches and performs at the Heifetz International Music Institute. Henry is on the faculty at the Peabody Institute where, in the Conservatory, she teaches Violin/Viola Pedagogy and Viola, and helped develop the Performance/Pedagogy Master’s Degree. She been on the faculty at the University of Maryland (string pedagogy) and Gettysburg College (viola). As former Chair of the Peabody Preparatory String Department, she guided the development of one of the most comprehensive pre-college string programs in the country. She is now focused diversifying the teaching repertoire and mentoring as Associate Chair of String Pedagogy. Henry is co-founder of the website ViolinPractice.com, which offers over a thousand videos in support of violin students and teachers and is a sought-after pedagogue who has presented workshops and master classes at national conferences and schools around the US and in Canada, Turkey, Spain and Scotland. Her students have won a variety of regional and national competitions, and her former students are innovating, performing and teaching around the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778738848958-4EJSV12GTZ3151U12GI5/patrick.png Musicians - Patrick LeStrange https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778774643830-8VUP312BK1CO45I84WWG/Marylin%252B3.png Musicians - Marylin Mello Marylin Mello is a freelance violist and music educator based in Baltimore, MD. She has performed with ensembles across the USA, as well as globally in Germany and France. In 2025 she began the “Caruthers Concert Series”, designed to bring engaging and informative live music to a rural community in Fresno County, CA. Outside of the classical music sphere, she has performed with Grammy award-winning “The 8-Bit Big Band”, which specializes in jazz arrangements of video game music, and served as Principal Viola and Vice President of the Studio Orchestra of Long Beach, which performed exciting genre diverse concerts. As an educator she teaches an enthusiastic private studio of viola and violin students, who also perform with ensembles such as The Young Musicians of Baltimore and Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras. She has also coached students in youth programs and public schools in chamber and orchestral repertoire. Marylin holds degrees from The Peabody Institute and The Bob Cole Conservatory at CSU Long Beach, having studied with Victoria Chiang and Jason Bonham respectively. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778774622577-DYYVALV5SYJ0V8JHUPAC/asli.jpg Musicians - Asli Ozek Dr. Aslı Gültekin Özek was born in Ankara, Turkey. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Bilkent University and her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in viola performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). At UIUC, she studied with Rudolf Haken and Masumi Per Rostad, the violist of the Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet. She has been an active participant in masterclasses and music and orchestra festivals in Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, and China. She is the recipient of the Chip Davis Mannheim Steamroller Orchestra Award in 2007 and was the finalist of the Coeur D’Alene Young Artist Concert Competition in 2008. She moved to Northern Virginia in 2010 and since then she has been teaching violin/viola in her private studio and performing frequently in the VA-MD-DC area. She performs with the Apollo Orchestra and Washington Chamber Orchestra. In November 2025, along with Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale, she gave the world premiere of the G.A. Schneider Viola Concerto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778774678130-0GRSB3059R7FX2GZZXQP/wonhee%2B2.png Musicians - Wonhee Kim Principal Cellist Educated at Seoul National University, Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Netherlands New England Conservatory, Boston MA she served on the faculty of the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, Preparatory division 2007 to 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778774694550-VSBQ32CUWCRYE7F1W7WN/gina%2B2.png Musicians - Gina Choe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778819912074-1BR7Y47BA6S1OMQAA5RM/ChatGPT%2BImage%2BMay%2B14%252C%2B2026%252C%2B11_37_09%2BPM.png Musicians https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778738676897-KGI2AR42QQZI3R0BW3VE/K+Johnson.jpeg Musicians - Kimberly Johnson Kimberly Johnson is the Principal Double Bassist of the Washington Chamber Orchestra, a position she has held for the past eight years. She studied at The Catholic University of America and trained with William Vaughan of the National Symphony Orchestra and Linda McKnight of Manhattan School of Music. An active freelance bassist, Kimberly has performed with numerous orchestras, festivals, churches, and recording artists throughout the Washington, D.C. region and beyond. Her credits include serving as Assistant Principal Bass of the Prince George’s Philharmonic Orchestra, performances with the Colour of Music Festival Orchestra, Principal Bass of Alfred Street Baptist Church, Good Beats, the International Pride Orchestra, and as a member of the Kontrolled Khaos Band. Throughout her career, Kimberly has performed for Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis. In addition to performing, she is a dedicated educator who maintains a private teaching studio during the academic year and summer months, working with students from schools including DeMatha Catholic High School and Bullis School. She is passionate about giving back to the community and inspiring the next generation of musicians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778774732940-1CO26EDPESOCQ3AXLT8M/rachel+choe+2.png Musicians - Rachel Choe Lee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778775006242-KDGAN2LBZR5FOW7HOMWJ/Denis%2Bs.png Musicians - Denis Savalyev https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778775342851-2JTRIJQ71O1G5COT5ED4/Jiyoon%2BOh%2Boboe.png Musicians - Ji Yoon Oh Jiyoon Oh, Principal Oboe of the Washington Chamber Orchestra, is an acclaimed soloist and chamber musician who has performed across Europe, Asia, and North America. She previously held principal positions with the Bayerische Philharmonic, Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, and Prime philharmonic Orchestra. Her artistic excellence is highlighted by a series of prestigious international awards, including First Prize at the L’Estro Armonico International Competition in Italy, First Prize at the Singapore Woodwind International Competition, and the Corrin Prize at the Barbirolli International Oboe Competition in the UK. She also earned Second Prize at the Amici della Musica International Competition in Italy. She earned her advanced degrees from the Korea National University of Arts and the University of Music and Dance Cologne. In addition to her orchestral work, Ms. Oh is a member of the Washington Wind Soloists and a dedicated Teaching Artist at Mason Community Arts Academy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778775626417-0S8Q2Q1Q0ZSFY11XE5NK/Mary%2B3.png Musicians - Mary Riddell Mary Riddell is currently the principal oboist of the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra and the second oboist of the Washington Chamber Orchestra. Though a native of the DC area, she studied oboe performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Northwestern University, where she earned her Master’s and Bachelor’s of Music, respectively, and studied with premier oboists from the Cleveland Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony. Her career includes an emphasis on teaching and mentoring young oboists through a robust private studio in Fairfax and Loudoun counties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778776726177-MFKGC66A3XH5GYHQD4D1/Chang2.png Musicians - Jihoon Chang Clarinetist/Saxophonist JIHOON CHANG retired from “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, located in Washington, D.C. In 2008, he performed John Williams’ “The Tale of Viktor Navorski” from The Terminal, with the composer conducting in a gala 210th anniversary concert at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In 2010-2015, Doctor Chang was the Professor of Clarinet at Howard University, and in addition to the soprano clarinet, he has also performed and taught the bass clarinet, alto/tenor saxophones, and flute. He is currently Professor of Clarinet and Saxophone at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. BM, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign MM, Eastman School of Music DMA, University of Maryland, College Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778777016132-89CUQCHBRZ94I81RPT95/Jennifer%2BTscheulin.png Musicians - Jennifer Tscheulin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53c4aa52e4b0fe63e4f8904f/1778745201852-AKFFEYTQB9VTM8C65EZR/bassoon.jpg Musicians - Caitlin Oldham Bassoonist Caitlin Oldham is delighted to have been a member of the Washington Chamber Orchestra since 2016. 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