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Clara-Jumi Kang

Violin

  • Violinist Clara-Jumi Kang is an artist of supreme musicality, impeccable refinement and poise as borne out by the many awards and accolades she has received since she won 1st prize at the Indianapolis International Violin Competition in 2010, Sendai Violin Competition (2010) and the Seoul Violin Competition (2009).  Her cycle of Beethoven Violin Sonatas with pianist Sunwook Kim which was released on Accentus last season has received outstanding reviews and nominations.

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  • Recent and current highlights include her debut at the Proms with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Ryan Bancroft performing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, performances with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, Bremer Philharmoniker, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Melbourne Symphony. She will tour with BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Israel Symphony and will return to collaborate with Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and Taipei Symphony.


    She made her concerto debut with Hamburg Symphony at the age of five and has since performed with orchestras including the Warsaw Philharmonic, Kremerata Baltica, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Mariinsky Orchestra, Orchestre National de Belgique, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orquesta Sinfónica de RTVE, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra with conductors such as Boreyko, Bringuier, Chung, Fedoseyev, Gergiev, Lü Jia, Märkl, Mena, Poppen, Roth, Temirkanov and Yamada.


    Further afield, her performances have taken her to the USA with the Atlanta, New Jersey, Indianapolis and Santa Fe Symphony Orchestras, as well as Asia with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic, NCPA Beijing Orchestra, Macao Philharmonic, Taipei Symphony and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestras.  She was selected as one of the top 100 “Most promising and influential people of Korea” in 2012 by major Korean newspaper Dong-A Times and was awarded the Daewon Music Award (2012) for her outstanding international achievements as well as Kumho Musician of the Year (2015).


    Clara-Jumi Kang has made two recordings for Decca: “Modern Solo” featuring works including Schubert’s “Last Rose”, “Erlkönig” and Ysaÿe Sonatas, and a Brahms/Schumann album with Yeol-Eum Son.  


    A devoted chamber musician, she regularly visits chamber music festivals and collaborates with renowned musicians including Janine Jansen, Gidon Kremer and Misha Maisky.


    Born in Germany to a musical family, Clara-Jumi Kang took up the violin at the age of three and a year later enrolled as the youngest ever student at the Mannheim Musikhochschule. She went on to study with Zakhar Bron at the Lübeck Musikhochschule and at the age of seven was awarded a full scholarship to the Julliard School to study with Dorothy Delay. She took her Bachelor and Masters degrees at the Korean National University of Arts under Nam-Yun Kim before completing her studies at the Munich Musikhochschule with Christoph Poppen.

    2022-23 season / 449 words. Not to be altered without permission.

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Concerto repertoire

Adams
Scheherazade.2

Bach
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1041
Double Violin Concerto in D minor,  BWV 1043
Concerto in C minor for Violin and Oboe, BWV 1060


Barber
Violin Concerto, Op.14


Bartók
Violin Concerto No.1, BB 48a
Violin Concerto No.2, BB117

Beethoven
Violin Concerto
Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G major, Op.40
Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in F major, Op.50
Triple Concerto in C major, Op.56 


Berg
Violin Concerto

Bernstein
Serenade (after Plato's 'Symposium')


Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77
Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op.102

Britten
Violin Concerto, Op.15


Bruch
Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26
Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.44
Scottish Fantasy
Double Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E minor, Op.88


Chausson
Poème (for Violin and Orchestra) Op.25


Dvořák
Violin Concerto


Elgar 
Violin Concerto


Glazunov
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82


Khachaturian
Violin Concerto 


Korngold
Violin Concerto

Lalo
Symphonie Espagnole


Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in D minor 
Violin Concerto in E minor
Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra


Mozart
Violin Concerto no.1 in B-flat major K.207
Violin Concerto no.2 in D major K.211
Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216 
Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218
Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219 
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Viola 


Nielsen
Violin Concerto

Paganini 
Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major
Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor

Arvo Pärt
Tabula Rasa

Piazzolla
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arr. Desyatnikov)

Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No.1
Violin Concerto No.2


Saint-Saëns
Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor

Schnittke
Concerto Grosso No.1


Schumann
Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23


Shostakovich
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77


Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Strauss 
Violin Concerto

Stravinsky
Violin Concerto


Szymanowski
Violin Concerto No.1
Violin Concerto No.2


Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending

Vieuxtemps
Violin Concerto No.4
Violin Concerto No.5


Vivaldi
The Four Seasons

Walton
Violin Concerto


Wieniawski
Violin Concerto No.1
Violin Concerto No.2 


Isang Yun
Violin Concerto no.3 (1992)

'Clara-Jumi Kang showed that she is a soloist who, beyond virtuosity, is capable of recreating music with meaning and sensitivity, providing brilliant colour and expressive intonation'

Bachtrack

'Clara-Jumi Kang’s playing has constant poise… She is as ready to caress as to attack.'

The Strad

'Her Proms debut…showcased Kang’s formidable technique and exceptional musicianship.'

Opera Today

Intermusica represents Clara-Jumi Kang worldwide, excluding Spain, South Korea & Japan.

Bridget Emmerson
Deputy Chief Executive / Head of Artist Management
+44 20 7608 9916
bemmerson@intermusica.com

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Assistant Artist Manager
+44 20 7608 9943
dcummings@intermusica.com

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Chansonnier

HK Gruber

Counter-tenor

Tim Mead

Piano accompanist

Roger Vignoles