Praised for his "superb performances" (Fanfare), Honolulu-born violinist Patrick Yim (Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music [CIM]; Doctor of Musical Arts, Stony Brook University) won First Prize at the Milhaud Performance Prize Competition in 2012 and 2013. He made his solo debut with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, and has given chamber music performances with Juilliard, Emerson, St. Lawrence, Pacifica, and Ying Quartet members, as well as musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Cleveland Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic. He has performed with The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall and on tour across the US and Europe and at Carnegie Hall with Emerson Quartet violinists. He led Harrison’s Pipa Concerto with virtuoso Wu Man in a Hong Kong performance. He has appeared at numerous international festivals, and commissioned 29 works with performances at the Seoul Arts Center and NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival. Yim has recorded for Naxos, Navona, Ravello, and Acis. A core member of the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, he has served on the faculty at CIM, Hong Kong Baptist University, Interlochen Center for the Arts, and Stony Brook University, and performs and presents masterclasses around the world.