Cellist Pitnarry Shin has been praised in Strad magazine for her beautiful tone and passionate interpretations in her New York debut recital at Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall. She has toured throughout the United States, Europe, and her native Korea and has performed as soloist with the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) Symphony Orchestra, the Kunsan Philharmonic, the Yale Symphony Orchestra, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, and the Queens Symphony Orchestra. Pitnarry has appeared at many of the leading international festivals including the Ravinia Festival, the Edinburgh and Dartington Festivals (England), Colmar and Evian Festivals in France. A recipient of a Fulbright Grant to Germany, Ms. Shin served as guest Co-Principal Cellist with the London Symphony Orchestra and as Acting Principal of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. She has played with the New York Philharmonic and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
Currently a cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra, Pitnarry received her musical education at the Curtis Institute of Music at Yale University Music School, where she received the Aldo Parisot-Yo Yo Ma Prize upon graduation, and at Stony Brook University. Pitnarry is married to Kyu-Young Kim, principal Second Violinist in the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and has two children.