Ms. Helena Jung

Helena Jung has had a diverse career as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and teacher in Vancouver Island, B.C. She vigorously pursues an eclectic repertoire, having performed with many well-known pianists as well as with the Vancouver Island Symphony since 2005.  Helena received her BMus and MMus in Seoul, Korea, and has performed with the Jeunesses Musical World Orchestra as a member and the Seoul Youth Philharmonic Orchestra , the Gyeonggi Provincial Philharmonic Orchestra as a principal.  

As well, she participated in various musical programs, such as the Ratzeburger Sommer Akademie Festival in Germany and the Verbier Festival in Switzerland. She has appeared as a soloist with the Seoul Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ewha University Symphony Orchestra, the Gyeonggi Provincial Philharmonic Orchestra in Korea, and the Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra.

She has been invited as a performer and faculty to Concerts Denman, Lulu Performing Arts, Quadra Chamber Music Festival. Also, she has held her own cello recital series; “Cellobration” and her students` concerts’; “Hello, Cello!” since 2007. 

As of 2018, Helena Jung is the Music Director/ Conductor of the Strathcona Symphony Orchestra.  At the pinnacle of her career, Helena is exhilarated to lead the SSO to unprecedented feats enrich the Valley with music unlike any other. Her passion for music can be heard in her work and always leaves concertgoers eager for more.  

Helena is certificated Suzuki Cello and Violin at the Southwestern Ontario Suzuki Institute and Institute Suzuki Montreal, and she is teaching young violinists, violists and cellists at Comox Valley with a young string program, Kids on Strings.