Mi-Young Park

For the table tennis player, see Park Mi-young.

Mi-Young Park 박미영
Background information
Birth name	Park Mi-Young
Born	(1948-10-30) October 30, 1948 (age 76) Seoul, South Korea
Genres	Classical music
Occupation(s)	Concert violinist, recitalist
Instrument	Violin
Years active	1955–2005
Website	parksistersmusic.com

Mi-Young Park (born October 30, 1948, Seoul) is a Korean-American violinist. At age five, she began studying violin. She soloed with the Korean Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra and then with the Seoul Philharmonic after winning a top prize in the Korean National Music Competition. She concertized for 50 years with her sister, Pong-Hi, in a violin-piano duo known as The Park Sisters. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

In 1955, she performed at the presidential palace for President Syngman Rhee and First Lady Francesca Donner in celebration of the president's 80th birthday. At age fourteen, Park was accepted by Efrem Zimbalist, director of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Park taught as part of the faculty of the New School of Music in Philadelphia and Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. ^[5]

While attending Curtis and following her graduation, she played with Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and was frequently featured in 18th- and 19th-century violin concertos on the Orchestra's main concert series as well as on tour in the United States and abroad. A number of her performances were recorded live and archived.

At a relatively young age, Park limited the number of her performing engagements due to health issues. In 1986, she purchased a Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu dated 1722 (Cozio 49179 ^[6] ) ^[7] that she played until her retirement in 2005.

Park Sisters

Much of her career was dedicated to performing recitals with her sister, pianist Pong-Hi Park. ^{[8] [9]} While still in grade school, they began playing recitals together that continued for 50 years. They concertized as The Park Sisters, ^[10] performing a wide range of violin-piano repertoire ^{[11] [12]} first in South Korea and then in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.

Personal life

Park lives with her husband, conductor Marc Mostovoy, in New Jersey. ^[13]

Recordings

With Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia:

• Baillot – Air Russe Variations, Op. 24
• Clement – Concertino Brillante in F# Major
• Locatelli – Concerto in E Minor for Violin, Op. 3, No. 8
• Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216
• Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218
• Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219
• Pisendel – Concerto in G Minor for Violin
• Schubert – Adagio and Rondo in A Major for Violin and Orchestra, D. 438
• Vivaldi – Concerto in G Minor, RV 577
• Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 Violins in G Minor, RV 517
• Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 Violins in D Major, RV 511
• Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 Violins in C Minor, RV 510

With Pong-Hi Park (as the Park Sisters): ^[10]

• Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 in G Major for Piano and Violin, Op. 30, No. 3
• Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin [The girl with the flaxen hair]
• De Falla: Danse Espagnole [Spanish Dance] (arr. Kreisler)
• Dvorak: Sonatina in G Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 100
• Gideon: Air for Violin and Piano
• Gluck: Melodie (arr. Kreisler)
• Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois , Op. 3
• Leclair: Sonata Op. 9, No. 3 in D Major
• Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song, Op. 34, No. 2
• Mozart: Sonata in E Minor, K. 304, for Piano and Violin
• Mozart (arr. Heifetz): Minuet for Violin and Piano (from K. 334)
• Mozart (arr. Heifetz): Rondeau for Violin and Piano (from K. 250)
• Paderewski: Sonata Op. 13 for Violin and Piano
• Ravel: Piece en forme de Habanera
• Schubert: Serenade (Ständchen)
• Schubert: Sonata in A Major "Duo" Op. 162, D 574
• Schubert: Sonatina No. 1 in D Major, D 384
• Schubert: Sonatina No. 3 in G Minor, D 408
• Stravinsky: Suite Italienne for Violin and Piano
• Suk: Four Pieces Op. 17 for Violin and Piano
• Vitali: Chaconne

With Temple Painter (Harpsichord):

• Handel: Violin sonata in A major (HWV 361)
• Handel: Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 368)
• Handel: Violin sonata in F major (HWV 370)
• Handel: Violin sonata in D major (HWV 371)
• Handel: Violin sonata in A major (HWV 372)
• Handel: Violin sonata in E major (HWV 373)

See also

• List of contemporary classical violinists

References

1. "The Jerusalem Post Magazine, 1976". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
2. American Symphony Orchestra League (1984). Symphony Magazine. American Symphony Orchestra League. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
3. "Recital programs 1968-69; 1969-70; 1970-71". Curtis Institute of Music. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-01-26– via Internet Archive.
4. Malan, Roy (2004). Efrem Zimbalist: A Life. Pompton Plaines, New Jersey; Cambridge, England: Amadeus Press. ISBN   978-1-57467-091-2.
5. "Mi-Young Park, c.1970 | Dickinson College". archives.dickinson.edu. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
6. "Historical Owners (A-Z)". Tarisio. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
7. Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu dated 1722 (Cozio 49179). Mi-Young Park.
8. Rothstein, Edward (1982-11-21). "Music: Debuts in Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
9. "Mi-Young Park and Pong-Hi Park Perform | Dickinson College". archives.dickinson.edu. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
10. "Recordings". The Park Sisters. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
11. "The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania". Newspapers.com. 1980-05-16. p. 76. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
12. "Philadelphia Daily News from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania". Newspapers.com. 2000-10-06. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
13. "Marc and Mi-Young Mostovoy". Medford Leas Residents Association. July 9, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

• Costa, Bice Horszowski (2002). Miecio: Remembrances of Mieczyslaw Horszowski. Genova: Erga edizioni. ISBN   978-88-8163-272-5.

External links

• Official website
• A Musical Journey of Distinction: Mi-Young & Pong-Hi Park, a 50-minute documentary about their lives and careers.
• Curtis Institute of Music
• Dickinson College Archives Faculty page