Winner of the second prize at the 2023 Long-Thibaud International Violin Competition and a Laureate of the 2024 Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition, Dayoon You first came to international recognition when he was awarded “Special Prize Kronberg Academy” at the 2021 ARD International Music Competition in Munich and Distinction as a Finalist at the 2022 Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition. He also won the "Best Soloist Award" by an orchestra member at the 2022 Baden-Baden Carl Flesh Academy.

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As a soloist, Dayoon You has performed with numerous prestigious orchestras, including Belgian National Orchestra, Poznań Philharmonic, Baden-Baden Philharmonic orchestra, Korean National Symphony Orchestra, and Suwon Philharmonic Orchestral. He has collaborated with renowned conductors such as Antony Hermus, Alfredo Soriketty, and Jan Talich, performing at world-class venues such as the Philharmonie Berlin, Konzerthaus Berlin, Prague Smetana Hall, Brussels Bozar, Seoul Arts Center, and Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.

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​He is also an active chamber musician, winning the first prize and the special prize for the Best Mozart Interpretation as a guest member of the Arete Quartet at the International Mozart Competition 2023 in Salzburg. He also performed as a guest member of the Novus String Quartet at the Schwarzenberg Schubertiade Festival in collaboration with the Jerusalem Quartet.

 

After graduating from Yewon School and Korea National University of Arts, Dayoon You currently studies at Hans Eisler National University of Music in Berlin. He performs on the Joannes Baptista Guadanini violin, Turin 1774 on generous loan from the Kumho Cultural Foundation.