Esther Yoo (born 11 June 1994) is an American violinist of Korean descent. 　　In 2014, Esther Yoo made her London concerto debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra under the late Lorin Maazel, following their collaboration on a 2012 tour to China and Korea. 　　In 2015/16, Esther returns to the Philharmonia, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony, Orchestre National de Lille and Kansai Philharmonic orchestras. She debuts with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, RTÉ Symphony, Iceland Symphony and KBS Symphony orchestras. 　　Esther also revisits South America, following a tour with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy in September 2014, performing with Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia and Filarmonica de Jalisco. 　　Chamber music highlights include her Wigmore Hall debut with regular collaborator Zhang Zuo, and recitals in Oslo, Liverpool and Istanbul. 　　In past seasons Esther has performed with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Hallé, Philharmonie Südwestfalen, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra and Gävle Symphony Orchestra, while past highlights include performances with the Finnish Radio Symphony, Helsinki Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic, Tenerife Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic and Seoul Philharmonic orchestras. 　　Recent and upcoming festival appearances include the Ghent Festival of Flanders, Festival de Fénétrange, Seoul International Music Festival (featuring Bach’s Double Concerto with Maxim Vengerov), Festival du Château de Chambord and Dvořák Prague Festival.