Soo Bae
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Soo Bae (b. Apr 1977) is a Korean-Canadian cellist who currently resides in New York. She was born in Seoul, Korea, and began her cello studies at six years of age. She then moved to Toronto, where she studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music. She continued her cello studies at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she received her Bachelor of Music in 2001. Bae received her Masters of Music degree and then the prestigious Artist Diploma from the Juilliard School of Music.
Bae is a critically acclaimed cellist, winner of multiple prestigious awards and competitions most notably the 2006 Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank National Competition. Her first place award is the three year loan of the (c.1696) Bonjour Stradivarius Cello. Other recent accomplishments are awards from the 2006 Adam International Cello Festival & Competition, New Zealand, and the 2005 Concert Artists Guild International Competition.
Bae also actively maintains her pursuits in the community. She founded Angelos Mission Ensemble in 2004, a Christian music academy for students of stringed instruments. The purpose of the Ensemble is to educate and mold future Christian musician leaders. The organization was incorporated in 2006 as a non-profit corporation, and she continues to direct the organization with her fiancee Jason Suh.
She enjoys to collaborate with musicians in innovative ways, most recently with jazz great Paquito D’Rivera in November 2006. She also formed a trio with Grammy award winning fiddle player Mark O'Connor, and pianist Soyeon Lee in 2006. Also of note, she co-founded an exciting new duo "Walk 132", with her pianist and guitarist fiancee.
Future plans include a debut recording on Naxos Records of the complete caprices of Carlo Alfredo Piatti, and a 2007 national tour with the ‘Musicians from Marlboro’ program, among many other performances.
