Chamber concert by the RSB Orchestra Academy

Seogyun Noh was born in South Korea and studied violin at the Korea National University of Arts, where she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She then became a member of the KBS Symphony Orchestra Academy Programme in Seoul. She is currently continuing her studies in the Master of Music programme at the Cologne University of Music and Dance in the class of Prof. Yeeun Choi. She is a member of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and an academician in the orchestra academy of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Livia Paté, born on May 5, 2002, in Berlin.
She began her musical journey in 2006 with violin lessons under Yoko Hoshino. In 2012, she became a student at the C.P.E. Bach Gymnasium and a junior student at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin, studying with Professor Kittel. In 2015, she switched to the viola and continued her studies with Professor Ditte Leser. In the same year, she became a member of the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie and, in 2016, joined the International Music Academy Berlin.

From 2021, Livia Paté studied with Professor Pauline Sachse, initially in Lübeck, and in 2024 she moved with her to the University of Music in Leipzig. In parallel, she became a member of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie in 2024 and completed an Erasmus semester at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris with Professor David Gaillard in 2024/2025.

Her artistic activity encompasses solo, chamber, and orchestral performances. Highlights include solo concerts within the International Music Academy at the Konzerthaus Berlin (2017), a piano quartet concert as part of the “Preludes Concerts” series (2019), solo appearances at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and at the Rotes Rathaus for the opening of the Music School Congress with Klaus Lederer (2019), and a concert with the Julius Stern Institute Orchestra under the direction of Christoph Eschenbach (2019). Other significant engagements include the chamber music workshop “Making Music Together” at the Kronberg Academy (2020), various chamber music concerts with quartet lessons under Professor Heime Müller (2022), a masterclass with a concluding solo concert with orchestra in Bad Elster (2023), and participation in the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival (2024).

Livia Paté has received numerous awards and scholarships, including a scholarship from the International Music Academy Berlin (2017), support from the Ad Infinitum Foundation (2022), the Young Talent Award of the Chursächsische Philharmonie (2023), and a grant for social engagement with 14 quartet concerts through Musethica (2024).

Ji Woo Yoon is a Korean-Australian cellist who, after completing her bachelor’s degree at the University of Music, Drama and Media Hanover with Prof. Tilmann Wick and Paolo Bonomini, is currently studying at the Berlin University of the Arts with Prof. Konstantin Heidrich.

Her numerous competition successes abroad include: winner of the string category at the Valsesia Juniores Musica Competition 2020 (Italy), 1st prize at the Melbourne Youth Orchestra Virtuosity Competition and a special prize at the J.S. Bach and Great Romantics Competition, both organized by the Melbourne Recital Centre.

She was a prize winner at the Tiroler Festspielhaus Erl Academy 2023 cello audition. She was an intern with the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover and had a temporary contract as a principal player with the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra.

Ji Woo loves interacting with other musicians who share her passion and finds it exciting to share her own ideas and interpretations with other artists and the audience when she is on stage.

At the music conservatories around the world, students learn to master their instrument or voice technically and artistically, and to interpret music skillfully. However, what can only be taught to a limited extent is how to play or sing and the general interaction within a large ensemble, which for many graduates becomes part of their professional life later on. To bridge this gap, an increasing number of orchestras and choirs are offering specialized training programs. At the RSB, the Orchestra Academy for String Players was founded in 2002 at the initiative of the orchestra’s friends and supporters.

Students from all over the world apply for the thirteen scholarships, which are awarded for two years to promising talents under 26 years of age. In the 2018/2019 season, musicians from ten different nations were represented in the academy, highlighting the diverse nature of the orchestra.

The members of the academy are assigned to orchestral duties just like the full-time colleagues, playing in rehearsals and concerts, as well as recording CDs and going on tour. In their section, they each have a dedicated contact person. These mentors provide guidance, constructive criticism, lessons, and share their own experiences. In this way, the academy members are strengthened as artists and learn a great deal about working within an artistic collective. Regular workshops are held where topics outside the musical repertoire are addressed. For example, they receive training in audition preparation, concert program dramaturgy, music education for children and adults, or musician health. Once a year, the members of the Orchestra Academy perform a chamber concert.

For many academy members, their time at the RSB serves as a real career springboard, enabling them to secure positions in renowned national and international ensembles—sometimes even during their time in the academy—and to begin their professional lives with more confidence, often continuing within the RSB itself.