Jewel Han

Violinist Jewel Joowon Han began her career in both the United States and South Korea from a young age, making her debut as a soloist in 2011 with the Seoul Concert Orchestra. She has also performed as a soloist and chamber musician at Carnegie Hall and the Seoul Arts
Center, has played in orchestras at Boston’s Symphony Hall and Kresge Auditorium, and has performed in masterclasses with renowned violinists and composers such as Timothy Chooi and Gabriela Lena Frank; additionally, she has received awards in competitions in both the States and in Korea for her interpretations of works ranging from Baroque to Romantic to contemporary.

Jewel graduated with honors from Boston University with a BM in violin performance, where she studied with Professor Emeritus Yuri Mazurkevich and Professor Lucia Lin. In addition, she received chamber music instruction from Professor Peter Zazofsky, Professor Shiela Kibbe, and the Arneis Quartet, and worked with conductors from esteemed institutions such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Ballet.

Aside from her experience as a performer, Jewel has also taught at the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra Intensive Community Program and was selected to speak at a TEDxBU talk under the theme Disciplined Imagination in 2021. She looks forward to growing continuously through both her future studies and by sharing her passion for the violin with all of her students.