Jooyong Ahn

Degrees
Master degree of Music in Orchestral Conducting (1985)
· Shepherd School of Music, Rice University
· Major Teacher: Dr. Samuel Jones

Master degree of Music in Viola Performance (1977)
· School of Music, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
· Major Teacher: Professor Chan Y. Kim

Bachelor degree of Music in Violin Performance (1975)
· School of Music, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
· Major Teacher: Professor Seok-bin Bae

Scholarships and Awards
Rice University
· Shepherd Society Award (1982)
· David Maurin Conducting Scholarship (1982-1984)

Kyung Hee University
· Alumni scholarship (1971-1975)
· Graduate Teaching Assistantship: Orchestra (1975-1977)
· Full-Tuition Violin Scholarship (1971-1975)
· Full-Tuition Viola Scholarship (1975-1977)

Additional Conducting Studies and Master Classes
Murray Sidlin in Aspen, Colorado (1983)
Larry Livingstone in Houston, Texas (1982-1984)
Daniel Lewis in Los Angeles, California (1986)
Richard Schumacher in Lugano, Switzerland (1990)
Georgiou Dimitrov in Ruse, Bulgaria (2000)                             

Professional Activities in Europe

Accademia Donizetti (Milan and Masate, Italy)
· Opera conducting, Puccini’s La boheme (2008)
· Master class and lecturer
Vakhtang Jordania International Conducting Competition (Kharkov, Ukraine)
· Adjudicator (2005 & 2006)
· Guest lecturer
· Master class
Ruse Opera (Ruse, Bulgaria)
· Assistant conductor to G. Dimitrov the production of Otello (2000)
· Coaching singers
Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
· Guest Conductor (1999)
· Recording three bassoon concerti with SungEum label
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (Tallinn, Estonia)
· Guest Conductor (1995)
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Vilnius, Lithuania)
· Guest Conductor (1995)
· Recording Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 and Fingal’s Cave overture
Slovak Sinfonietta (Zilina, Slovakia)
· Guest Conductor (1994)
Lativian Chamber Orchestra (Riga, Latvia)
· Guest Conductor (1993)
Riga National Conservatory (Riga, Latvia)
· Master class (1993)
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Vilnius and Kaunas, Lithuania)
· Guest Conductor

Professional Activities in Asia

Gwangju Woman’s Philharmonic Orchestra (Gwangju, Korea)
· Guest conductor (2010)
· Master class for Gifted students
Kangwon Arts High School (Gangneung, Korea)
· Guest Conductor (2007)
· Master class
· Lecturer
Shanghai Conservatory of Music (Shanghai, China)
· Guest Conducting combined orchestras of University of Memphis and Orchestra of Shanghai Conservatory (2007)
· Master class
Gangneung National University (Gangneung, Korea)
· Lecturer (2005)
Busan Philharmonic Orchestra (Busan, Korea)
· Guest Conductor (2001, 1997 & 1994)
Prime Philharmonic Orchestra (Korea)