
Duo Miow is a vibrant Melbourne-based violin and piano duo founded by violinist Ye Jin Min and pianist Kevin Chow. Combining their extensive international experience as performers and educators, the duo is dedicated to sharing compelling musical experiences that connect deeply with audiences. Their repertoire spans timeless classical masterpieces to pioneering contemporary works, reflecting a shared passion for artistry, collaboration, and innovation in performance.

Kevin Chow
Australian pianist Kevin Chow is recognized as one of the most compelling pianists of his generation. His performances throughout Australia, U.S.A, Europe an Asia have gained recognition for their consummate communication. He has featured as Concerto soloist with Orchestras including the Finnish Radio Orchestra, Thailand Philharmonic, Morocco Philharmonic and Fremantle Symphony Orchestras. Highlights include performing with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House and as soloist at the Beethoven Haus Bonn.
Kevin has been a major award winner and finalist laurate of International Competitions which include the ABC Young Performer of the Year, Maj Lind International Piano Competition, the l’orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc Piano Concerto Competition, Thailand International Piano Competition and the Beethoven Telekom Piano Competition where he also obtained the audience favourite award.
Recently he completed his Konzertexamen studies at the Detmold Musikhochschule. Kevin holds Master of Music and Master of Musical Arts degrees from Yale University. He has also completed a Bachelor (Honours) degree at the Melbourne Conservatory of Music. Kevin’s principle teachers have been Alfredo Perl, Boris Berman, Boris Slutsky, Peter Serkin, Glenn Riddle, and Yoon Sen Lee. As an avid chamber musician he has collaborated with such ensembles as Meta4 ensemble, Duo Miow and featured in the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and been coached by distinguished chamber performers including Kyo Hyo Kang, Ani Kavafian and members of the Brentano quartet.

Ye Jin Min
Born and raise in South Korea, Ye Jin Min is a violinist, composer, and multi-disciplinary musician whose work spans classical performance, contemporary music, and creative production. She has appeared internationally as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player across the U.S., Germany, Australia, Austria, Switzerland, Thailand, and South Korea, and has performed at the Lucerne Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, Davos Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, and the Bowdoin International Music Festival. She was a member of the Sydney Symphony’s Sinfonia Orchestra and the New World Symphony. Her competition success includes the first-prize at the Kendall National Violin Competition and the Animato International Violin Competition.
Deeply engaged with twentieth-century and contemporary music, Ye Jin focuses on providing a novel concert experience through interdisciplinary collaborations. Her commitment to creative work led her to found Unboxed Musicians, a contemporary-classical collective established in Miami that develops interdisciplinary projects, composer partnerships, and educational programs. Within Unboxed Musicians, she has directed composition workshops and masterclasses featuring leading composers such as Jennifer Higdon, Michael Abels, Christopher Theofanidis, Anna Clyne, and Martin Bresnick.
Beyond her work with Unboxed Musicians, Ye Jin has performed in new-music projects including New Muses Project and a concert with Caroline Shaw and Gabriel Kahane, and her own compositions have been premiered at the New World Center, the Miami Children’s Museum, and St. Theodul Kirche in Davos. Her work with Unboxed Musicians received the Yale Creative Entrepreneurship Prize at Startup Yale 2025 (unanimous jury decision).
Ye Jin completed her undergraduate studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, her master’s degree at Yale University (Yale Alumni Award), and a year of study in Germany with Professor Ulf Hoelscher. She is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the Yale School of Music, studying violin with Syoko Aki and composition with Christopher Theofanidis.
Beyond classical music, she is also active as a singer-songwriter and producer.
