Director · Programming · Double bass
Shean Yi
이시현
Double bassist and director of Ensemble Beautiful Rendez-vous. Trained at Seoul Arts High School and the Korea National University of Arts, where he also completed the professional (Jeonmunsa) programme, before taking a Master of Music at Five Towns College, New York. He has appeared as soloist with the Gyeonggi Philharmonic and served as guest player and guest principal with the Seongnam Philharmonic, the Gyeonggi Philharmonic, the Cheongju Philharmonic and the TIMF Orchestra, among others. A career that also runs through musical theatre — Jekyll & Hyde, Singin’ in the Rain, Arirang — and the recording studio informs the way he plans performances for state ceremonies, diplomatic occasions and corporate events, and matches each stage with the right musicians. Currently music director of The Nanum and head of SMC.
Selected career
- Graduate of Seoul Arts High School and the Korea National University of Arts
- Professional (Jeonmunsa) programme, Korea National University of Arts
- Master of Music, Five Towns College, New York
- Soloist with the Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra
- Guest player and guest principal with the Seongnam Philharmonic, Gyeonggi Philharmonic, Cheongju Philharmonic, TIMF Orchestra, DITTO Orchestra, NFA Chamber Orchestra and Seocho Symphony Orchestra
- Former Co-Director, Five Towns College Musical Orchestra, New York
- Musical theatre: Jekyll & Hyde, Singin’ in the Rain, Arirang and others
- Recording: first album of the singer Tigius
- Programming for state, diplomatic and corporate occasions
- Currently music director, The Nanum; head of SMC
