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Mr. Richard Yongjae O'Neill, a Korean-American violist
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2006-10-20
Richard Yongjae O'Neill(27) is a Korean American violist who recently came to Seoul to perform on the Tongyong International Music Festival's opening stage in October.
Violist Yongjae O'Neill released his latest second album, titled Lachrymae, which became an instant hit only three days after its release here. He has scheduled a concert tour for October to hit seven Korean cities in lieu of his new album's release.
The violist, the winner of this year's Avery Fisher award, has held many solo recitals and collaborative chamber music concerts with many other world renowned artists. His mother is a Korean adoptee who left for the United States in 1958.
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Phenomenal Man
Accomplished violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill is, in many ways, driven by his past, a legacy of both pain and incredible generosity.
by YOONJ KIM
Glance at Richard Yongjae O’Neill’s bio, and the picture becomes clear pretty quickly: The first violist in the history of Juilliard to receive the Artist Diploma. Five solo albums, plus a Grammy nomination for Best Soloist with Orchestra. Concerto performances with the London Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Seoul Philharmonic and Moscow Chamber Orchestra. Only the third violist to be added to the prestigious Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Youngest faculty member at UCLA’s School of Music. Collaborations with composers from around the world.
Did we mention that he also leads a charitable children’s orchestra in South Korea, runs marathons and does commercial modeling?
O’Neill seems like your classic Korean American overachiever. And the musician—who has been featured in numerous South Korean TV specials and variety shows over the years—himself agrees.
“I think it’s a very normal thing,” he said over lunch at UCLA’s Faculty Center, before one of his classes. But the secret to his success is not just ambition and a pristine work ethic.
“People, like overachievers and perfectionists,