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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 76)
Seoul, South Korea
GenresClassical music
Occupation(s)Concert violinist, recitalist
InstrumentViolin
Years active1958–2005
Websiteparksistersmusic.com

Mi-Young Park (born October 30, 1948, Seoul) is a Korean-American violinist. At age five, she began studying violin. She soloed with the Seoul Philharmonic and the 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

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In 1955, she performed at the presidential palace for President Syngman Rhee and First Lady Franziska Donner in celebration of the president's 80th birthday. At age fourteen, Park was accepted by Efrem Zimbalist, director of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia,[3][4]

Career

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

While attending Curtis and following her graduation, she played with Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and was frequently featured in 18th- and 19th-century violin concertos on the Orchestra's main concert series as well as on tour in the United States and abroad. A number of her performances were recorded live and archived.

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

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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

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

Recordings

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With Chamber Orchestra:

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

With Temple Painter (Harpsichord):

See also

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References

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  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.
  4. ^ Malan, Roy (2004). Efrem Zimbalist: A Life. Pompton Plaines, New Jersey; Cambridge, England: Amadeus Press. ISBN 978-1-57467-091-2.
  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. ISBN 978-88-8163-272-5.
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