Mi-Young Park

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Mi-Young Park
박미영
Background information
Birth namePark Mi-Young
Born (1948-10-30) October 30, 1948 (age 75)
Seoul, South Korea
GenresClassical music
Occupation(s)Concert violinist, recitalist
Instrument(s)Violin
Years active1958–2005
Websiteparksistersmusic.com

Mi-Young Park (born October 30, 1948,

Korean Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra after winning First Prize in the Korean National Music Competition. For almost fifty years she concertized with her sister, Pong-Hi, in a violin-piano duo known as The Park Sisters.[1][2]

Early life and education

At age fourteen, Park was accepted by Efrem Zimbalist, director of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia,[3][4]

Career

Park taught as part of the faculty of the New School of Music in Philadelphia and Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.[5]

At a relatively young age, Park limited the number of her performing engagements due to health issues. In 1986, she purchased a

Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu dated 1722 (Cozio 49179[6])[7]
that she played until her retirement in 2005.

Park Sisters

Much of her career was dedicated to performing recitals with her sister, pianist Pong-Hi Park.[8][9] While still in grade school, they began playing recitals together that continued for almost fifty years. They concertized as The Park Sisters,[10] performing a wide range of violin-piano repertoire[11][12] first in South Korea and then in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.

Personal life

Park lives with her husband, conductor Marc Mostovoy, in New Jersey.[13]

Recordings

With Chamber Orchestra:

With Pong-Hi Park (as the Park Sisters):[10]

With Temple Painter (Harpsichord):

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Jerusalem Post Magazine, 1976". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  2. ^ American Symphony Orchestra League (1984). Symphony Magazine. American Symphony Orchestra League. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  3. ^ "Recital programs 1968-69; 1969-70; 1970-71". Curtis Institute of Music. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-01-26 – via Internet Archive.
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  5. ^ "Mi-Young Park, c.1970 | Dickinson College". archives.dickinson.edu. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Historical Owners (A-Z)". Tarisio. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  7. ^ Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu dated 1722 (Cozio 49179). Mi-Young Park.
  8. ^ Rothstein, Edward (1982-11-21). "Music: Debuts in Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  9. ^ "Mi-Young Park and Pong-Hi Park Perform | Dickinson College". archives.dickinson.edu. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Recordings". The Park Sisters. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania". Newspapers.com. 1980-05-16. p. 76. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  12. ^ "Philadelphia Daily News from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania". Newspapers.com. 2000-10-06. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  13. ^ "Marc and Mi-Young Mostovoy". Medford Leas Residents Association. July 9, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  • Costa, Bice Horszowski (2002). Miecio: Remembrances of Mieczyslaw Horszowski. Genova: Erga edizioni. .

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