Jeonghyeon Joo is a haegeum performer/composer based in Los Angeles and Seoul. She explores the physical, social, cultural, and political relationship between the performer and instrument, frequently collaborating with composers, filmmakers, visual artists, and performance artists. She has received the Emerging Artist Award from the National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea (2024) and the Presidential Award of Korea (2012). As a soloist, she has premiered many contemporary works written for her, including a haegeum concerto recently premiered with Ensemble Modern. She received a Doctor of Musical Arts from the California Institute of the Arts and is currently an Assistant Professor at the Seoul Institute of the Arts.