George Hyun is a sophomore at New Trier High School.  He is a member of the Magical Strings of Youth and has performed in Australia, Austria, S. Korea, France, Italy, the Vatican (for Pope Benedict), Lincoln Center, and most recently in Prague.  At Prague castle, he was soloist in a ceremony for  Prince Lobkowicz and Josef Suk. George attended the Music Academy at Schloss Ort, Masterclasses at Chateau Champs sur Marne, Music in the Mountains, Aspen Music Festival and Summit Music Festivals. He has won awards at Musichorale, Chinese Fine Arts Society Confucius Competition, and Trinity Music Competitions. He also enjoys reading, swimming, and snowboarding.
George is a student of Betty Haag-Kuhnke.