Violinist Danbi Um performs as a concerto soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. Born in Seoul, she studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and earned an Artist Diploma at Indiana University. Her teachers included Shmuel Ashkenasi, Joseph Silverstein, Jaime Laredo, and Hagai Shaham. She is a Menuhin Competition silver medalist and an Astral Artists National Auditions winner. Her Avie recordings include Much Ado and Poème Mystique.