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yuniya edi kwon

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Yuniya edi kwon
Born1989 (age 35–36)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music
Occupations
  • Violinist
  • composer
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (2025)
Musical career
InstrumentViolinist
Formerly of
  • Juni One Set
  • Sun Han Guild
  • The Happy Maladies

Yuniya edi kwon (born 1989), also known as Eddy kwon[1] (both names stylized in lower-case), is an American violinist and composer. She is a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow.

Biography

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kwon was born and raised in Minneapolis, to Korean immigrant parents.[2][1] She began studying the violin at the age of ten.[3] She graduated from University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music as a jazz studies student.[2] She was a 2016 United States Artists Fellow.[4]

In 2021, she performed the piece Seep as part of a Bang on a Can event; David Wright said that "whistling, vocalizing, and folk-inflected violin effects evoked woodland spirits in" the piece.[5] She was featured in The Washington Post's "22 for ‘22" series, with nominator Wang Lu saying that Kwon’s works have a "naturally musical" quality and "don't make me feel that they are too much 'carved'".[6] In a May 2023 review of her piece Earth Iridescence/Sorrow Churn, performed by Sun Han Guild, Vanessa Ague called her voice "a moment of catharsis".[7]

kwon won a 2023 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Robert Rauschenberg Award in Music/Sound.[8] She was a 2023-2025 Princeton University Arts Fellow.[9] In 2025, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Music Composition.[10]

She performed violin at the 2024 Monheim Triennale.[11] She performed as violinist on Stephan Crump's 2024 album Slow Water; Thomas Conrad of Stereophile said that "melodies sound more yearning when played on a violin".[12]

kwon co-founded the ensemble Sun Han Guild, and she is also part of the collective Juni One Set.[1] She has also been guitarist and violinist for experimental folk-rock band The Happy Maladies.[6] Regarding her performance style, UK Jazz News said that she "draws on her Korean heritage and Japanese butoh dance as well as jazz and classical music".[11]

kwon lives in Brooklyn.[8] She is transgender.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "yuniya edi kwon". New York Live Arts. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Vosmeier, Eric (November 10, 2015). "Eddy Kwon tries to be the change he encourages Cincinnati to embrace". Soapbox Cincinnati. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  3. ^ Scheffel, Annett. "yuniya edi kwon: Korean-Queer Continuities". Monheim Papers. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  4. ^ "yuniya edi kwon". United States Artists. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  5. ^ Wright, David (June 8, 2021). "Time doesn't stand still as Bang on a Can Marathon showcases emerging composers". New York Classical Review. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Brodeur, Michael Andor (January 22, 2022). "22 for '22: Composers and performers to watch this year". The Washington Post. ProQuest 2621861287.
  7. ^ Ague, Vanessa (May 24, 2023). "SUN HAN GUILD Shakes Up Roulette with Vibrant, Cathartic Piece by eddy kwon". I Care If You Listen.
  8. ^ a b "yuniya edi kwon | FCA Grant Recipient". Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  9. ^ "Princeton Arts Fellows for 2023-2025 Announced". Lewis Center for the Arts. March 23, 2023.
  10. ^ "Announcing the 2025 Guggenheim Fellows". Guggenheim Fellowships. April 15, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Dudley-Evans, Tony (July 8, 2024). "Monheim Triennale: The Prequel". UK Jazz News. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  12. ^ "June 2024 Jazz Record Reviews". Stereophile.com. June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
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