Yong Ha Jung

Viola

Born in Seoul, South Korea, violist Yong Ha Jung moved to Dallas, Texas at an early age where he began his studies at the age of nine with Ronald Houston. Since then he has won numerous competitions including the Lynn Harrell Concerto Competition, Schmidbauer Young Artists Competition, and Collin County Young Artists Competition. Yong Ha was also a quarter-finalist in the 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition. He has performed with the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra, the Juilliard Orchestra, and most recently the Verbier Festival Orchestra. As an avid chamber musician, Yong Ha has participated in the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival and Taos School of Music Chamber Festival. He attended the Juilliard School from 2018 to 2024 where he received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, studying under Roger Tapping and Carol Rodland.