Soon-Mi Chung

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Soon-Mi Chung
Born(1952-02-22)22 February 1952
Seoul
Origin South Korea
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Musician, music teacher
Instrument(s)Violin, viola
Website barrattdue.no/nor/hoyskole/larere/soon-mi_chung
Korean name
Hangul
정순미
Revised Romanization Jeong Sunmi
McCune–Reischauer Chŏng Sunmi

Soon-Mi Chung (born 22 February 1952) is a South Korean-born Norwegian musician (viola, violin) and musical director. [1]

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Biography

Chung is a music teacher at the Barratt Due Institute of Music and artistic director of Barratt Dues Juniororkester. She got her musical education at the Conservatory of Music in Paris, Menuhin Music Academy and San Francisco Conservatory, and debuted in Oslo in 1982. [1]

Honors

Discography (in selection)

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References

  1. 1 2 "Soon-Mi Chung". Biography. Store Norske Leksikon . Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. "Soon-Mi Chung". Discography. Discogs.com . Retrieved 9 May 2015.