CLASS OF 2029
Sophia Cho | Clarinet
Sophia Cho is a freshman at Archbishop Mitty High School, and has been playing clarinet since 4th grade. Sophia has participated in the All-state Junior High School Bands in 2024 and in 2025 as first chair. She currently plays in the Golden State Youth Orchestra and has received 1st place in the San Francisco International Innovative Competition. Additionally, she has participated in the Honors Performance Series as a Junior Finalist. Outside of music, she enjoys reading and listening to music.
Jesse kim | violin
Jesse Kim is a Freshman at Fremont High School. He began his violin studies at age six with Jiwon Evelyn Kwark. With a deep passion for music, Jesse has earned multiple prizes in competitions such as the Diablo Valley College Young Artist Concerto Competition, USIMC, Silicon Valley Music Competition, and American Protégé. He was also invited to perform in the Junior Bach Festival. His favorite solo piece to date is Chaconne by Antonio Vitali.
Jesse currently performs as a student guest artist with the Celeste Stella Trio, a group of distinguished Bay Area performers and educators. He has appeared in benefit concerts and special performances for children, and especially enjoys making classical music more accessible and fun for young audiences.
He is excited to join the KAMSA Youth Symphony Orchestra this summer.
Outside of music, Jesse is also a dedicated soccer athlete and plays for the MVLA Corinthians ECNL team.
Jisoo Park | violin
Jisoo Park is a freshman at Leigh High School. She started playing violin at the age of 9 and has received various achievements since then. She is the recipient of her middle school’s Top 8th Grade Musician Award, the National School Orchestra Award, and she is a founder of the Union Middle School String Ensemble. Additionally, she won first-place awards in both the Silicon Valley Music Competition and Charleston music competition in 2025. She obtained a Command Performance Award at the California Music Educators Association (CMEA) State Solo and Ensemble Festival. She has also gained awards from the 2025 EnKor International Music Competition and the 2025 Great Composers Competition. In addition, Jisoo participated in the California All-State Junior High School(JHS) String Orchestra in 2024 and had the honor of being the concertmaster for the JHS Concert Orchestra in 2025. Along with this, she was invited to participate in the CMEA Bay Section Orchestra and served as the principal violinist of violin 2. She has also participated in KAMSA youth orchestra for the past three years. She is currently a member of the California Youth Symphony’s Senior Orchestra and will join them on their tour to Japan next year. Outside of violin, she enjoys playing golf in her high school's varsity golf team and basketball with her friends and family.