“Danbi Um radiates a timeless sophistication. She embodies a classical elegance, drawing a sumptuous tone from her 1683 “ex-Petschek” Nicolo Amati. Her virtuoso interpretations evoke the grace and depth of a musical Golden Age.” – Cliff Hall, Strings Magazine

“[In] Strauss’s Sonata … Danbi Um emphasises the movement’s songlike character at a swift tempo … a fine sheen to her tone, with plenty of muscle at the lower end … soars to great heights. Bloch’s Second Violin Sonata is a welcome addition to the work’s discography. Fauré’s ‘Après un rêve’ makes an appropriately dreamlike introduction to the Bloch, while this enterprising album closes with August Wilhelmj’s arrangement of Schubert’s ‘Ave Maria’, sincerely performed.” – Mark Pullinger, Gramophone

Violinist Danbi Um radiates a timeless sophistication. She embodies a classical elegance and her virtuoso interpretations evoke the grace and depth of a musical Golden Age.

“utterly dazzling … a marvellous show of superb technique” – The Strad

“mesmerizing grace” – New York Classical Review

“Her sound is all sorts of gorgeous. Her leaps on the G and E strings feel exhilarating. I listened once and immediately wanted to hear the disc again.” – American Record Guide

“This disc is a joy for the welcome surprise it brings, not only in its selection of pieces but Um’s crack performance. The violinist’s playing is youthful, brimming with vitality, and a robust presentation. Um has arrived.” – WMR

“a very attractive program … sweet tone and fervent feeling … stellar performances … brilliant” – Stringendo

“the works all showcase the violinist’s rich, singing tone, plasticity of phrasing, virtuoso technique, and the perhaps more elusive (at least in terms of describing it) quality of charm. Danbi Um possesses all these gifts, and she lavishes them upon the various pieces with impressive artistry, and keen enthusiasm.” – Fanfare

In a memory that sounds like a variation of a scene from “A Chorus Line,” Danbi Um first picked up a violin when she was about 2 ½ years old while sitting through her older brother’s lessons.