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Jae-il ChaeClarinettist · Professor, Korea National University of Arts · Co-founder, SWMF

ClarinetKorea National University of Arts2027 Nova Lux Artist

Jae-il Chae is one of Korea's foremost clarinettists, combining outstanding artistry as a performer with leadership as an educator in today's classical music world

Having reached the highest level as a performer on the international stage, Chae now plays a pivotal role, as a professor at the Korea National University of Arts, in raising the international standing of Korean classical music

Profile

EducationThe Juilliard School, New York – Bachelor's and Master's (scholarship student)
TeachersRicardo Morales · Jong-hyuk Park · Il-hee Chae

Career

  • Guest Principal, Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Tenured Principal Clarinet, LA Opera · Guest musician with the Metropolitan Opera, New York, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic · Member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
  • Clarinettist of the UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra (Switzerland), touring 17 countries
  • Guest Principal, Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Principal Clarinet, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, after returning to Korea
  • Soloist with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, Busan Philharmonic Orchestra, Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra, Daegu Symphony Orchestra and Gwangju Symphony Orchestra, among others
  • 2007 · 2014 · 2021Soloist, Seoul Arts Center Symphony Festival
  • Invited to the Marlboro Music Festival (USA), Kumho Chamber Society, Seoul Spring Festival of Chamber Music and Great Mountains International Music Festival, among others
  • Solo performances in China, Russia, Japan, Taiwan and the USA

Competitions

  • First Prize, Dos Hermanas International Clarinet Competition (Spain) – the first Korean winner
  • Special Prize, Geneva International Music Competition (Switzerland)
  • First Prize, Ewha-Kyunghyang Music Competition and Dong-A Music Competition

Teaching & Activities

  • PresentProfessor, Department of Instrumental Music, School of Music, Korea National University of Arts
  • Jury member, Jacques Lancelot International Clarinet Competition and Geneva International Music Competition
  • Buffet Crampon and Vandoren Artist
  • Founding member of the wind quintet Aeolia