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Born in South Korea, Yoobin Son received her B. M degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and Master of Music degree from Yale University in 2009. She also received her professional studies certificate and artist diploma from the Manhattan School of Music.
Flutist Son secured a position in the New York Philharmonic in 2012, becoming the first Korean musician to join the orchestra’s woodwind section. Son, who has served as the principal flutist in the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and in the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Lincoln Center, is also active as a soloist and chamber musician. She has appeared with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and at the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont.
Son’s awards include first prize at the National Flute Association’s Soloist Competition, grand prize at the Florida Orchestra’s Young Artist Competition and the conductor’s award at the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artist Auditions. A music-education advocate, Son was a member of Ensemble Connect which works closely with the New York City Department of Education and teaches at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.