Sarah Chang is a Korean American classical violinist. Recognized as a child prodigy,she first played as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1989. She enrolled at Juilliard School to study music,graduated in 1999,and continued university studies. Especially during the 1990s and early to mid-2000s,Chang had major roles as a soloist with many of the world's major orchestras.
Midori Goto,who performs under the mononym Midori,is a Japanese-born American violinist. She made her debut with the New York Philharmonic at age 11 as a surprise guest soloist at the New Year's Eve Gala in 1982. In 1986 her performance at the Tanglewood Music Festival with Leonard Bernstein conducting his own composition made the front-page headlines in The New York Times. Midori became a celebrated child prodigy,and one of the world's preeminent violinists as an adult.
Kyung Wha Chung is a South Korean violinist.
Ruth Laredo was an American classical pianist.
Stefan Milenkovich is a Serbian violinist.
Sirena Huang is an American concert violinist. She has received numerous awards,including First Prize at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis,First Prize at the Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition,First Place at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians,and Third Place at the Singapore International Violin Competition and the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition. She has performed with orchestras including the New York Philharmonic,Baltimore Symphony Orchestra,the Cleveland Orchestra,Singapore Symphony Orchestra,and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Huang was appointed as the first Artist-in-Residence of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra in 2011.
Fredell Lack was an American violinist. Noted as a concert soloist,recording artist,chamber musician,and teacher,she was the C. W. Moores Distinguished Professor of Violin at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston in Houston,Texas.
Giora Schmidt is an American/Israeli violinist.
Min Kwon is a Korean-American pianist and professor of piano at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.
Stephanie Ann Chase is an American classical violinist.
Chin Kim is a Korean-born American classical violinist,largely educated in the United States through the Juilliard School,and the Curtis Institute of Music.
Yoonjung "Yoonie" Han is a South Korean-born American classical pianist.
Yuja Wang is a Chinese pianist. Born in Beijing,she began learning the piano there at age six,and went on to study at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. By the age of 21,she was already an internationally recognized concert pianist and signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon. She has since established herself as one of the leading artists of her generation. Wang currently lives in New York.
Marina Piccinini is an Italian American virtuoso flautist. She is noted for her performances of compositions by Mozart and Bach,and has performed with many of the world's top orchestras and conductors.
Kyung-jun Kim is a South Korean violinist.
Ching-Yun Hu is a Taiwanese born classical pianist,winner of the 2008 Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition,Founder and Artistic Director Yun-Hsiang International Music Festival in Taipei and Winner of the 2012 Golden Melody Award for Best Classical Album.
Soyeon Kate Lee (이소연) is a Korean-American classical pianist,who currently lives in New York,US. She is on the College and Pre-College piano faculty at the Juilliard School.
Kinga Augustyn is a New York City-based virtuoso violinist. She has established an international career having performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras,recitalist,and recording artist.
Tessa Lark is an American concert violinist from Kentucky.
Cecylia Arzewski is a Polish violinist.
