Eric Shin
Percussion
Eric Shin joined the Honolulu Symphony as principal percussionist in
2004. He has also performed with The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles
Philharmonic, Houston Symphony, Canton Symphony, West Virginia
Symphony, among many others. During the summers, he has participated in
the Tanglewood Music Center, the Spoleto Festival USA, the Music
Academy of the West, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Aspen Music
Festival, and the National Orchestral Institute.
As a recipient of The Cloyd Duff Scholarship, Mr. Shin received his
Bachelors of Music at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He is a student
of Richard Weiner, principal percussionist of the Cleveland Orchestra,
and Paul Yancich, principal timpanist of the Cleveland Orchestra. Upon
graduation, Mr. Shin was awarded the Bruce Collie Award for percussion
excellence for his musical achievements at the Cleveland Institute of
Music in 2003. He went on to pursue a semester of graduate studies at
The Julliard School with Gregory Zuber, principal percussionist of the
Metropolitan Opera, before being appointed to the Honolulu Symphony.
Eric Shin is a performing artist and clinician for Zildjian Cymbals.
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