Kento Hong

Kento was born in New York and started his violin studies at age six in California under Aimee Kreston. At age seven, he made his orchestral debut in Los Angeles and has been a student of the Juilliard pre-college division since age 10. He continues to study under Dr. Ann Setzer at the Juilliard School. Kento is a fourth prize laureate in the 2021 Menuhin International Violin Competition and a finalist in the 2022 Thomas and Evon Cooper International Violin Competition. He has also won first prizes in numerous competitions, including the Chicago International Competition and The Camerata Artists International Competition, and is a scholarship recipient of the Meadowmount School of Music. He performed in several major venues in New York City, including Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Alice Tully Hall. He has performed with Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Maxim Vengerov and the Oxford Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall. He has participated as an active participant in the Kronberg Academy Masterclass 2023 and had lessons with Anne Akiko Meyers, Paul Kantor, Miriam Fried, Almita and Roland Vamos, Joseph Lin, and Elmar Oliveira.

(Spring 2024)