Hyo Kang

Hyo Kang is a Korean-born violinist living in the United and was broadcast live on WFMT in Chicago from the
States. He was born in Seoul. As an immigrant from Ko- Aspen Music Festival.
rea, he started his life in America at the Peabody School
Mr. Kang was also the subject of a Korean Broadcasting
nearly 40 years ago. System documentary titled, Teaching Genius-Juilliard
He graduated from The Juilliard School where he studied Professor, Hyo Kang. The governor of Gangwon
with Dorothy DeLay. Hyo Kang made numerous con- province asked Mr.Kang to bring the rst international
cert tours in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada and music festival to PyeongChang named Great Mountains
Central America as both violin soloist and chamber mu- Music Festival & School and the governor appointed Mr.
sician. Today world-renowned violin teacher, Kang has Kang as the music director in March 2003, a position
been on the faculty of the Juilliard School since 1978 Kang held until he announced his retirement from the fes-
and has given master classes in the United States, Ko- tival in 2010.[2]
rea and Japan. He has also been on the faculties of the He joined the Yale faculty in the fall of 2006.
Aspen Music School in Colorado since 1978 and the
Nagano Aspen Music Festival in Japan since 1994. He
was a visiting professor at the Seoul National Univer-
sity in 1994 and served as a judge in several interna- 1 References
tional competitions, including the Wieniawski-Lipinski
in Poland. His students have distinguished themselves [1] Lee Hyo-won (03-04-2009). String Concerts to Herald
with top prizes at the worlds most prestigious competi- Spring. Korea Times. Archived from the original on 15
April 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2010. Check date
tions and are performing with major orchestras world-
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wide. Mr. Kangs former students include Gil Shaham,
the controversial violinist Anna Karkowska, Sarah Chang [2] Lee Hyo-won (2010-07-25). Chung sisters will succeed
and Chee-Yun (Kim Chee Yun), among many others. Hyo Kang. Korea Times. Archived from the original on
As a member of the highly acclaimed Theatre Cham- 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
ber Players of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC
for more than 20 years, he has given many works their
American premieres and enjoyed musical collaborations
with such artists as Leon Fleisher, Pina Carmirelli, Walter
Trampler and Andr Watts.
In 2003, as part of the Centennial Celebration of Korean
Immigration to the United States, Hyo Kang was awarded
the Distinguished Service Award by the Korean Concert
Society in recognition of his outstanding contribution to
classical music, as a violinist and a teacher for the past
three decades, developing innovative teaching methods
at the Juilliard School Music, producing world-class vi-
olinists, and creating International Sejong Soloists,[1] di-
recting it to one of the best ensembles in the world.
The International Sejong Soloists (ISS) is uniquely com-
posed of todays leading young soloists from eight nations.
Under Mr. Kangs musical direction, the ISS has given
critically acclaimed concerts at the Carnegie Hall, the
Lincoln Centers Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center,
the 92nd Street Y, Suntory Hall in Japan, Seoul Arts Cen-
ter in Korea, and the National Arts Theatre in Taiwan. In
1997 the ISS was appointed the ensemble-in-residence at
the Aspen Music Festival, a post they still hold today. The
ensemble has been featured regularly on National Public
Radios Performance Today, New Yorks WQXR radio,

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