Kyung Wha Chung

**Kyung Wha Chung** (born 26 March 1948) is a South Korean violinist.

## Biography

Kyung Wha Chung was born in Seoul, South Korea. After starting the piano at age 4, she started the violin at age 7.  She performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto at age 9 with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. She was viewed as a child progidy, due to her talent at such a young age. She won many of the national competitions in South Korea. At age 13, Chung and her family moved to the United States to further her musical education. Later Chung would study under Joseph Szigeti in Europe.

Chung began performing in concert halls in the U.S. such as with the New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She substituted for violinists Itzhak Perlman and Nathan Milstein, which were significant opportunities. Chung received internal recognition with her debut album with André Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra. Since then she recorded dozens of albums with Decca and EMI and has played in concert halls around the world.

Since 2007 Chung has been a teacher at the Juilliard School.

## Discography (sample)

|Year of issue|Album details|Collaborating artists|Record label|First Issue|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1970|Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Sibelius: Violin Concerto|London Symphony Orchestra(conducted by André Previn)|Decca|SXL 6493|
|1972|Bruch: Violin Concerto / Scottish Fantasia|Royal Philharmonic Orchestra(conducted by Rudolf Kempe)|Decca|SXL 6573|
|1973|Walton: Violin Concerto / Stravinsky: Violin Concerto|London Symphony Orchestra(conducted by André Previn)|Decca|SXL 6601|
|1975|Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor; Sonata No. 3 in C Major||Decca|SXL 6721|
|1976|Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5|London Symphony Orchestra(conducted by Lawrence Foster)|Decca|SXL 6759|
|1977|Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2|London Symphony Orchestra(conducted by André Previn)|Decca|SXL 6773|
|1977|Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2|London Philharmonic Orchestra(conducted by Sir Georg Solti)|Decca|SXL 6802|
|1977|Elgar: Violin Concerto|London Philharmonic Orchestra(conducted by Sir Georg Solti)|Decca|SXL 6842|
|1978|Saint-Saëns: Havanaise; Introduction and Rondo / Chausson: Poeme / Ravel: Tzigane|London Philharmonic Orchestra(conducted by Charles Dutoit)|Decca|SXL 6851|
|1980|Beethoven: Violin Concerto|Vienna Philharmonic(conducted by Kirill Kondrashin)|Decca|SXDL 7508|
|1980|Franck: Violin Sonata / Debussy: Violin Sonata|Radu Lupu|Decca|SXL 6944|
|1980|Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 / Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1|André Previn(Piano) Paul Tortelier(Cello)|His Master's Voice|ASD 3894|
|1981|Bach: Trio Sonatas BWV 1038, 1039 & 1079|James Galway(Flute) Phillip Moll (Harpsichord) Moray Welsh (Cello)|RCA Red Seal||
|1981|Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole / Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 1|Montreal Symphony Orchestra(conducted by Charles Dutoit)|Decca|SXDL 7527|
|1982|Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto|Montreal Symphony Orchestra(conducted by Charles Dutoit)|Decca|SXDL 7558|
|1984|Berg: Violin Concerto / Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1|Chicago Symphony Orchestra(conducted by Sir Georg Solti)|Decca|411 804-1|
|1987|_Con Amore_ (Romantic violin works by Kreisler and other composers)|Phillip Moll (Piano)|Decca|417 289-1|
|1988|Franck: Violin Sonata / Debussy: Violin Sonata /|Phillip Moll (Piano)|Decca||
|1989|Dvořák: Violin Concerto Op. 53; Romance Op. 11|Philadelphia Orchestra(conducted by Riccardo Muti)|EMI||
|1989|Strauss: Violin Sonata Op. 18 / Respighi: Violin Sonata|Krystian Zimerman(Piano)|Deutsche Grammophon||
|1989|Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Bruch: Violin Concerto|London Philharmonic Orchestra(conducted by Klaus Tennstedt)|EMI||
|2001|Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni, The Four Seasons|St Luke's Chamber Ensemble (part of Orchestra of St. Luke's)|EMI Classics||
|2016|Bach Sonatas & Partitas||Warner Classics|0190295944162|
|2018|Beau Soir - Fauré, Franck, Debussy - Works for Violin and Piano|Kevin Kenner(Piano)|Warner Classics|0190295708085|

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Kyung Wha Chung
- **image**: Kyung-wha Chung at SSO (20151005224117).jpg
- **image size**: 200
- **birth date**: March 26 1948
- **occupation**: Violinist
- **instrument**: Violin
- **label**: Decca and EMI