Kyung-Wha Chung
Biography
Born into a musical family in Korea, Kyung-Wha Chung began studying the violin at the age of six. She now appears as a soloist with the world's most prestigious orchestras.
Chung has established her own unique interpretations of violin literature full of dazzling artistry, passion and intense excitement. At New York's Juilliard School, she studied with the legendary Ivan Galamian.
Music
Chamber music plays an important part in Chung's repertoire. Her EMI Classics recording of Beethoven's Piano Trios with her brother Myung Whun and her sister Myung Wha, released in September 1994, received great critical acclaim.
The Chung Trio has also been made Honorary Ambassador of the United Nations Drug Control Programme.
Discography
2005 - Brahms Violin Sonatas
2004 - Bartok Concerto No 2 & Violin Concerto No 2
2003 - Bartok - Piano Concertos, Violin Concertos
2002 - Elgar - Violin Concerto
2000 - Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
Brahms Violin Concerto & Beethoven Sympony No. 5
1998 - Souvenirs
Kyung-Wha Chung: Violin Sonatas
1996 - The Great Violin Concertos
Tchaikovsky - Piano Concertos No. 1-3, Violin Concerto
1991 - Beethoven and Bruch - Violin Concertos
1988 - R. Strauss/Respighi Violin Sonatas
Franck - Sonata for Violin & Piano
1986 - Con Amore
1981 - Mendelssohn & Bruch: Violin Concertos
1980 - Saint-Saens - Danse Macabre
Saint-Saens - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
1972 - Prokofiev Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Stravinsky Violin Concerto
1971 - Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, Scottish Fantastia
1969 - Tchaikovsky & Sibelius: Violin Concertos
