Risus Quartet

Haeni Lee, Violin

Jieun Yoo, Violin

Mary Eunkyung Chang, Viola

Bobae Lee, Cello

The Risus Quartet was founded in 2020 by four passionate musicians living in South Korea. ‘Risus’ means ‘laugh’  in Latin and the vision of the quartet is to bring joy and laughter to audiences around the globe. Its members - Haeni Lee, Jieun Yoo (violins), Mary Eunkyung Chang (viola), Bobae Lee (cello) - graduated from Seoul National University with a devotion to chamber music. After graduating from Seoul National University, they moved to the United States of America to expand their artistry and dedicate themselves to a deeper exploration of the art of the string quartet.

Grand Prize and Gold Medal Prizewinners at the 2021 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the Risus quartet is currently the Young Professional String Quartet in residence at the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas in Austin under the Miró Quartet and Sandy Yamamoto. Recently, they got the special prize which is ‘The City of Portsmouth Prize’ in 2022 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition. Their 2021-22 season includes performances at the Seoul Arts Center Summer Music Festival, Jeju International Music Festival, Gum Nanse Music Center, The House Concert, Seocho-gu Chamber Music Festival, Tongui-dong Classic, the Samick Cultural Foundation with support from the Busan Classical Development Council. Their winner's tour for the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition included concerts for the Dame Myra Hess Series, O’Neil Hall at Notre Dame University and Howard Arts Center. They have also included virtual performances this season, most recently a benefit for Music For Food broadcasted by The Violin Channel. Also, they performed at the Artist Series Concert at Sarasota. 

https://www.risusquartet.com