About
Instrument: Violin
AYO: 2026
18-year old musician Ji Hun Hwang began his violin studies in Brisbane before moving to Melbourne, to complete high school at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School. During his studies he frequently participated in the flagship Melbourne Youth Orchestra and numerous AYO National Music Camps.
Under the tutelage of Lucy Warren, he was awarded a Robert Stolz Viennese Music Society Scholarship in 2022, and a premier’s award for VCE Music Repertoire Performance during 2024. He then went on to expand his violin career garnering success in chamber music competitions at his school and throughout the Music Society of Victoria. In 2025, he participated in a school collaboration with the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra in the concert Fantasia.
Outside of Violin, he is also an aspiring singer and composer. He first debuted as a singer with the Queensland Korean Orchestra at age 10. During high school, under the guidance of Dermot Tutty, he has sung as a tenor soloist at his school’s major season concerts and guest artist in the prestigious Herald Sun Aria competitions. He also premiered his composition, Fields of Delphinium, with his piano quartet on 3mbs last year.