Youjin Kim had her first solo recital at 15 in Kumho Art Hall after winning the Kumho Prodigy Audition. She graduated from the prestigious Sunhwa Arts School and Sunhwa Arts High School with Artistic Excellence Scholarships. While attending Sunhwa Arts High School, she won the audition for the Regular School Concert and, at the age of 17, performed with an orchestra at the prestigious Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall. She has earned acclaim and recognition in numerous competitions, including the 71st Wideman Competition, NSAL Competition, Jacobs Concerto Competition, Grand Prize at the Arizona International Music Competition, Grand Prize at the Concert Artists International Competition, Grand Prize at the New York Laureate International Music Competition, American Soloist International Music Competition Grand Prize, AYTIMC 1st Prize, New York International Classical Music Competition Grand Prize, Young Soloist International Music Competition Grand Prize, Spotlight International Piano Competition Best Schumann Prize, WPTA Italy Piano Artist 1st Prize with the Best Prokofiev Sonata Special Prize, first prize at the Global Philharmonic Competition, first prize at the IAC Competition, second prize at the Thomas F. Hulbert International Piano Competition, grand prize at The Muse Competition, and finalist in the Washington International Piano Competition and performed in Kennedy Center. Recently, she was selected as a finalist and performed in the San Francisco International Piano Competition. She has performed on prestigious stages, including Carnegie Hall, Caroline Hume Concert Hall and the Kennedy Center. She was selected twice to attend the New Paltz Piano Summer program with full financial support. She earned her Bachelor's degree at Seoul National University, studying under the guidance of Professor Hyoung Joon Chang. She then completed her Master's degree at Indiana University. Currently, she is pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Cincinnati on a full scholarship, where she is studying under the esteemed mentorship of Dr. Dror Biran.

Matthew Ho studies cello under Dr. Clara Kim at Juilliard Pre-College. A 2025 YoungArts Winner with Distinction, he was also a prizewinner at the Johansen International Competition, a semifinalist in the Stulberg International String Competition, and a finalist in the MTNA National Competition. Recently, Matthew won the 2025 Juilliard Pre-College Cello Concerto Competition and will perform as a soloist with the Juilliard Pre-College Symphony. He has been featured twice on NPR’s From the Top Daily Joy series and has appeared as a soloist with the Camerata New Jersey Orchestra, Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, and New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra, after winning their respective concerto competitions. His additional honors include Grand Prize in both the Young Soloist International Music Competition and the New York Laureate International Music Competition, as well as First Prize in the Adelphi Young Artist Competition.

Matthew has served as principal cellist of the Juilliard Pre-College Symphony. An avid chamber musician, his ensemble, the Vivere Trio, was a finalist in the Coltman Chamber Music Competition. Over the past few summers, Matthew has attended the Perlman Music Program and Morningside Music Bridge, where he studied with artists including Itzhak Perlman, Laurence Lesser, and Paul Katz, among others.

Shiv Sitaram is a 9th grade student at Stanford Online High School. He is a student of Scott Cmiel at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Pre-College Division, where he studies music theory and plays in both a guitar quartet and orchestra. Shiv started learning the guitar at the age of six with Bruno Panunzio. He enjoys performing compositions by renowned artists such as Francisco Tárrega, Andrew York, and Antonio Lauro. He frequently performs in recitals and in informal performances as a volunteer at local senior citizen assisted living centers and other health care centers. He is a prize winner in the Art of Strings, Charleston and ENKOR Int’ Music Competitions and was a semifinalist at the 2025 Philadelphia Classical Guitar Competition. He has performed at the Weill Recital Hall at the Carnegie Hall and at the Junior Bach Festival. He has participated in several masterclasses at the South Bay Guitar Society.