Seungmin Oh, born in Korea, obtained her bachelor’s degree from the Seoul National University under the tutelage of Hyeri Yoon. She then came to the United States in 2012 to continue her studies at Carnegie Mellon University in Jeanne Baxtresser’s and Alberto Almarza’s studios in the Certificate Program (Advanced Music Studies) and Master of Music Degree Program as a scholarship recipient. She recently graduated from the Peabody Conservatory’s Artist Diploma Program in Marina Piccinini’s studio in 2017.   She has actively performed both as a soloist with the most recent invited recital at the Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention 2020, and as an orchestral flutist in many global settings with the current position as a substitute flutist for the Symphony New Hampshire for the 2019-2020 season. She firstly debuted her recital when she was twelve years old in Korea and she was invited to perform in the “21st Young Musicians’ Festival Concert.” Also, she had her first U.S. debut recital in Pittsburgh and more recently a recital as the Byron Hester Artist in Houston in April, 2019. In 2017, she was invited to perform at the Royal Albert Hall (Elgar Hall). She was also selected to perform for the concerto with Seoul Yego Youth Orchestra and Kangnam Symphony Orchestra in Korea. As an orchestral flutist, she has performed in the ‘Music Academy of the West’ festival orchestra in 2013, Conductors’ Orchestra with Maestro Marin Alsop, Occasional Orchestra, and has been a substitute flutist for the New World Symphony since 2017.   Seungmin has won numerous international competitions including the Golden Classical Music Awards 2020, the Paris International Music Competition 2019, Houston Flute Club’s 2018 Byron Hester Competition, the International Music Competition ‘London’ Grand Prize Virtuoso in 2017, the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia’s (FSGP) Young Artist Competition in 2016, and the Pittsburgh Concert Society Competition in 2013. Additionally, she has received top prizes at various competitions in Korea as well, including the Yewon Chamber Music Performance Competition, Tae Gu Broadcast Competition (TBC), Ewha Competition, Music Journal Competition, Korean Music Association Competition and Herald Competition.   Seungmin has had the privilege of playing in Masterclasses with world-renowned artists including Emmanuel Pahud, Philippe Bernold, András Adorjan, Peter-Lucas Graf, and Robert Langevin. Moreover, she participated in festivals throughout Europe, United States, and Asia, such as Academie Internationale d’Ete de Nice, Orford Music Academy and Tongyeong International Music Festival. Most recently in the summer of 2016, she had the opportunity to study with Andras Adorjan and Hyeri Yoon at the Festival MusicAlp held in Tignes, France.