Artist
Kyung Wha Chung
Personb. 1948 · Seoul, South Korea, South Korea
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Bio
Kyung Wha Chung is a South Korean violinist born in Seoul in 1948. She studied at the Juilliard School in New York and rose to international prominence after winning the Edgar Leventritt Competition in 1970. Chung has performed with major orchestras worldwide and is noted for her recordings of the standard concerto repertoire, including works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky. She has also championed contemporary music and taught at several leading conservatories.
Popular tracks
- 12:59
Salut d'amour, Op. 12
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- 24:41
Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op. 16
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- 32:54
Dvořák: 4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150: No. 2, Allegro maestoso
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- 42:45
Gavotte
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- 55:41
Praeludium and Allegro
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- 63:13
Liebesfreud
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- 78:20
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: I. Prelude. Allegro moderato –
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- 83:30
Liebesleid
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- 93:49
Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. posth.
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- 107:19
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: III. Finale. Allegro energico
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- 111:39
Caprice in A minor
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- 122:21
Beau Soir
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Albums
Elgar: Violin Concerto
Album · 1977
Con Amore
Album · 1987
Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1; Scottish Fantasia
Album · 1972
Souvenirs. A Collection of Favourite Violin Pieces
Album · 1999
Meditation
Album · 2025
Bach: Trio Sonatas
Album · 1980
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Album · 1980
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 & Brahms: Violin Concerto, Op. 77
Album · 2001
Dvořák: Violin Concerto, Op. 53 - Bartók: Rhapsodies Nos. 1 - 2 & Romance, Op. 19
Album · 1997