Concertmaster position

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After passing her probationary period, Sun Keiner, a former master's and concert exam graduate from Andreas Röhn's violin class and the chamber music department of Prof. Niklas Schmidt, was appointed first concertmaster of the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen.

Vita
Sun Keiner's musical talent was evident from an early age and she won numerous competitions as a child. She won first prize at the prestigious Hankook Ilbo Competition in Seoul at the age of eight and made her debut with the Jeonju Symphony Orchestra at the age of ten.
Sun Keiner completed her academic training at Seoul National University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree.
She later continued her studies at the Hamburg University of Music with Professor Andreas Röhn, where she obtained both her master's degree and her concert exam with distinction. At the same time, she studied chamber music with Professor Niklas Schmidt, where she deepened her interpretations and made a name for herself as a chamber musician, including as a member of the string quartet "Baum", with whom she also studied under Professor Günter Pichler at the Reina Sofia School of Music in Madrid.
Sun Keiner has appeared as a soloist in numerous concerts, including with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and the Hamburg Medical Orchestra at the Elbphilharmonie. In 2016, she performed as a soloist with the HfMT Symphony Orchestra as a prizewinner in the packed Friedrich-Ebert-Halle. She gave further notable recitals in the Laeiszhalle as winner of the Elise Meyer Foundation and in the Elbphilharmonie as part of the 2018 Berenberg Bank Culture Prize. Her musical career is enriched by her participation in renowned festivals such as the International Mendelssohn Festival, the Trondheim Chamber Music Festival and the VII Musethica International Chamber Festival in Zaragoza. She has also attended numerous masterclasses with renowned musicians such as Maurice Hasson, Eberhard Feltz, Hatto Beyerle, Donald Weilerstein and Alfred Brendel.
Sun Keiner has been 1st concertmaster of the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen since October 2022 and is able to enrich the audience with a broad spectrum of musical brilliance.