Sol Chin

The native form of this personal name is Chin Sol. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Sol Chin
Sol Chin in 2023
Sol Chin in 2023
Background information
Born (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 38)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationConductor
Websitesol-chin.com
Korean name
Hangul
진솔
RRJin Sol
MRChin Sol

Sol Chin (Korean: 진솔, [dʒin sol]; born 21 July 1987) is a South Korean conductor.

Early life and education

Sol Chin was born in Seoul, South Korea, and received early musical training in piano, composition, and vocal music from her parents, both music professors in South Korea.[1] Chin furthered her studies in conducting at the Korea National University of Arts and Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim.[2]

Career

Chin has conducted orchestras in Europe and Asia, including the Philharmonie Baden-Baden and Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz in Germany, and the State Opera Plovdiv Orchestra in Bulgaria. In South Korea, she has conducted the KBS Symphony Orchestra, National Orchestra of Korea, and Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.[3][4][5][non-primary source needed] In 2019, Chin was invited by the Eskisehir Metropolitan Municipality Symphony Orchestra in Turkey, where her concerts were positively received by local media.[6][non-primary source needed]

Chin has been invited to conduct at major festivals such as the ARKO Korean Contemporary Music Festival, Daegu International Contemporary Music Festival and Seoul International Music Festival. She serves as the artistic director and CEO of Flasic, a platform company specializing in planning and producing game music orchestra concerts.[7] Through Flasic, Chin works with game companies like Blizzard Entertainment, 2K, and Game Freak[8] to promote concerts and copyright protection.[9]

Since 2016, Chin has led the Mahlerian project, dedicated to performing Gustav Mahler's complete symphonies.[10] She holds positions as chief conductor of the Daegu International Symphony Orchestra, artistic director of the Artisee Orchestra, and adjunct professor at Korea National University of Arts. In recent years, Chin has conducted the Berliner Symphoniker at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw,[11][non-primary source needed] North Czech Philharmonic Teplice at the Rudolfinum Dvorak Hall,[12][non-primary source needed] and Prague Symphony Orchestra at the Musikverein in Vienna.[13] Also in 2023, she was a consultant for the drama Maestra: Strings of Truth, about a female conductor, and taught conducting to actress Lee Young-ae.[14] In recognition of her contributions, she was honored with the 2024 Hong Jin-Ki Creator Award in the Culture and Arts sector.[15]

Awards

References

  1. ^ Park, Ji-won (18 August 2021). "How conductor Chin Sol found her niche in game soundtrack concerts". The Korea Times. The Korea Times. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ 이, 지환 (10 December 2019). "[Who is?] 지휘자 진솔". Classian (in Korean). Classian. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ KBS Symphony Orchestra. "리그 오브 레전드 라이브: 디 오케스트라". KBS Symphony Orchestra official website (in Korean). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ^ National Theater of Korea. "세 가지 선물-송년 음악회 <명작(名作)>". National Theater of Korea official website (in Korean). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra. "2022 마티네 시리즈 4". Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra official website (in Korean). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ^ ESKİŞEHİR BÜYÜKŞEHİR BELEDİYESİ. "SENFONİDE VİYOLONSEL GECESİ". Eskişehir City official website. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ^ Yoon, So-Yeon (5 May 2021). "Game enthusiast and conductor merges her worlds". Korea JoongAng Daily. Korea JoongAng Daily Co., Ltd. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ^ Im, Eun-byel (31 August 2021). "Conductor seeks new stage with video games". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. ^ "20년 전 PC방 소녀는 지금 무대에서 '와우'를 지휘한다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 14 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  10. ^ Moon, So-Young (28 May 2024). "Conductor Chin Sol hopes to become 'a figure this world has never seen'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Korea JoongAng Daily Co., Ltd. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. ^ Concertgebouw (30 October 2022). "Galanterie en romantiek met de Berliner Symphoniker". Concertgebouw official website. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  12. ^ Rudulfinum. "North Czech Philharmonic and Dvořák´s Symphony No. 8". Rudolfinum official website. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  13. ^ Musikverein. "Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra". Musikverein official website. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  14. ^ Park, Ga-young (7 January 2024). "Conductor behind 'Maestra' explores new musical territory". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  15. ^ 재단법인 중앙화동재단 (22 April 2024). "[알림] 제15회 홍진기 창조인상 수상자". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

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