Clara-Jumi Kang

Clara-Jumi Kang (Hangul: 강주미, born 1987)[1] is a German violinist of South Korean descent.

Early life and education

Clara-Jumi Kang was born in Mannheim, Germany to Korean parents.[2] At age five, she began to take lessons from Valery Gradov at the Mannheim Musikhochschule.[3][4] When she was seven, she moved to the United States and received a full scholarship to the Juilliard School, studying with Dorothy Delay and Hyo Kang.[5] She later enrolled at the Hanns Eisler Hochschule in Berlin and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich.[2]

Career

Kang first performed professionally with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra.[6] She was the winner of the 2009 Seoul International Music Competition and the second-place winner of the 2009 Joseph Joachim Hannover International Violin Competition in Hannover.[7][8] In 2010, she won first prize in the Sendai International Violin Competition and a gold medal in the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.[1][2][9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Clara-Jumi Kang". Richmond Symphony Website. Richmond Symphony Orchestra. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Clara-Jumi Kang". Aspen. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Clara Jumi Kang". Wiener KammerOrchester. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Bae, Ji-sook. "Clara Jumi Kang, latest darling of classical music". The Korea Herald, English Edition. The Herald Business. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. ↑ McBain, Roger. "Violin gold medalist plays with orchestra, chorus Saturday". courierpress.com. Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Clara-Jumi Kang, violin, with piano accompanist Chih-Yi Chen". dgconcerts.org. Downers Grove Concert Association. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "2009 Violin Prize Winners". seoulcompetition.com. Seoul International Music Competition. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Williams, Rory (January 2010). "Violinist Fumiaki Miura Wins First Place at Hannover Competition". Strings Magazine. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Aibel, Anthony. "International Violin Competition of Indianapolis". New York Concert Review, Inc. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  10. ↑ Rolnick, Harry. "Strings of astonishment". Bangkok Post. The Post Publishing PCL. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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