Clara-Jumi Kang, Violin
Performances by Clara-Jumi Kang
| Composer | Title | Date | Action |
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| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6 | 10/26/2011 |
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| Johannes Brahms | Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano, Op. 78 in G Major | 10/26/2011 |
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| Johannes Brahms | Scherzo for Violin and Piano in c minor, WoO posth. 2 (from F.A.E. Sonata) | 10/26/2011 |
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Clara-Jumi Kang, Violin
Biography
Clara-Jumi Kang, a German of Korean origin, was born in Mannheim in 1987. Last September, she captured the Gold Medal of the 2010 Indianapolis International Violin Competition, winning five additional special prizes and the use of the 1683 Ex-Gingold Stradivari for four years. As a result of her triumph in Indianapolis, she has multiple concert engage-ments across North America, including her Carnegie Hall debut in the Spring of 2012.
Clara started violin and piano lessons at age three and entered the Mannheim Musikhochschule at four, studying with Valerie Gradov. At five, she gave her debut with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. She auditioned for the Juilliard School at age 7 and was accepted on full scholarship to study with renowned pedagogue Dorothy DeLay and Hyo Kang. Her numerous competition prizes include First Prize at the 2010 Sendai International Violin Competition, Second Prize at the 2009 Hannover International Violin Competition, and First Prize at the 2009 Seoul International Violin Competition.
Clara recorded her first CD at age 9 on the Teldec label performing the Beethoven Triple Concerto with her siblings. She has just completed her studies with Nam Yun Kim in Korea at the Korean National University of Arts where she was accepted as one of the youngest college students. Clara now lives in Munich.