Sarah Chang

Sarah Chang (born December 10, 1980) is a Korean American violinist.

Sarah Chang
Background information
BornDecember 10, 1980
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Violinist
InstrumentsViolin
LabelsEMI Classics
Websitehttp://sarahchang.com/

Biography

Chang was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a composer and her father was a violinist. She started at the Julliard School at age five. Her mentor was the violinist Isaac Stern.

Chang can be viewed as a child prodigy due to her abilities.

She began working with the New York Philharmonic at age 8 under Zubin Mehta. She made her first album Debut in 1991, which was a classical best-seller. Since then she become famous and performed in concert halls worldwide.

In 2002, Chang gave a performance in North Korea. She has also been a cultural ambassador for the U.S.

Chang's discography includes about a dozen CDs. Her repertoire includes works by Pablo de Sarasate, Edward Elgar, Nicolo Paganini, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Camille Saint-Saëns: Felix Mendelssohn, Jean Sibelius, Richard Strauss, Dmitri Shostakovich, Antonio Vivaldi, Max Bruch and others.

Instruments

Chang plays several violins and owns the 1717 Guarneri del Gesu by the Cremonese luthier, Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Sarah Chang Aims to Cast Off Prodigy Label". koreatimes. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Sarah Chang: Playing in Pyongyang - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Sarah Chang » Discography". Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-06-04.