Biography

Highlights of Bomsori’s 2022–23 season include appearances with the New York Philharmonic, a tour with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and debuts with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and Gulbenkian Orchestra. She performs several concerts in Germany with the Basel Chamber Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra. She made her San Francisco Symphony debut in the February 2022 Lunar New Year concert.

In addition to winning the 62nd ARD International Music Competition, Bomsori has won prizes at the Tchaikovsky International Competition, Queen Elisabeth Competition, International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover, and other competitions. She has also received awards from the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; the Korean Music Association; and the Foundation Academia Platonica.

In 2021 Bomsori signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon and released her first solo album, Violin on Stage, with NFM Wrocław Philharmonic. Her 2019 duo album with pianist Rafał Blechacz won the Fryderyk Award for Best Polish Album Abroad.

Born in South Korea, Bomsori earned a bachelor’s degree from Seoul National University, as well as a master’s degree and artist diploma from the Juilliard School. She performs on the Guarneri del Gesù violin “ex-Moller,” Cremona, 1725, on extended loan through the generous efforts of the Samsung Foundation of Culture of Korea and the Stradivari Society of Chicago.