Principal
Second Violin

Violinist Jung-Min Shin has served as Principal Second Violin of the Nashville Symphony since 2022, after joining the orchestra’s second violin section in 2016.

​Prior to joining the Nashville Symphony, she was a member of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. She also served as Associate Concertmaster of both the Evansville Philharmonic and the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, and was Artist-in-Residence at the University of Evansville as a member of the Eykamp String Quartet.

​An active soloist and chamber musician, Ms. Shin has performed extensively across the United States, Korea, and Japan. She is a prizewinner in numerous competitions, including the Strad Competition, Korean Philharmonic Orchestra Competition, Music Journal Competition, Nanpa Music Competition, and the Indiana University Concerto Competition.

​In addition to her orchestral and solo career, Ms. Shin is an in-demand studio recording musician, with credits spanning film scores, television series, video game soundtracks, and country and gospel albums.

​A dedicated educator, Ms. Shin serves on the faculty at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, teaching orchestral repertoire class and private violin lessons. She also maintains a vibrant private home teaching studio.

​Born in Seoul, Korea, Ms. Shin began her violin studies at age seven. She holds a Bachelor of Music from Seoul National University, a Master of Music from The Juilliard School, and a Doctor of Music from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, alongside a Diploma from the Orchestra Academy at Toho Gakuen School in Japan. Her principal teachers include Kyung-Sun Lee, Hai-Eun Hyun, Hamao Fujiwara, Masao Kawasaki, and Mauricio Fuks, with additional private studies under David Halen, Concertmaster of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

​Ms. Shin is married to Kevin Bate, Principal Cellist of the Nashville Symphony, and they have three daughters.