Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as being “fresh, different and exhilarating,” and by Strings Magazine as “intensely wrought and burnished,“ violinist Grace Park captivates audiences with her artistry, passion, and virtuosity. Winner of the Naumburg International Violin Competition, she is one of the leading artists of her generation. Ms. Park’s upcoming season includes her Carnegie Hall debut performing Barber’s violin concerto at Stern Auditorium. She will also make recital appearances at the Schubert Club, Krannert Center, Weill Recital Hall, and Merkin Concert Hall, and give her Mexico debut with the Mexico City Philharmonic.
This past year, Ms. Park recorded her first solo album with the Prague Philharmonia and their music director, Emmanuel Villaume, which includes concertos and solo works of Mozart and Dvorak. It is set to be released in the fall of 2023.
Ms. Park has appeared as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Canada at venues such as Walt Disney Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Rudolfinum in Prague, Schubert Club, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Jordan Hall. She has performed and participated in festivals such as Music @ Menlo, IMS Prussia Cove, Festival Mozaic, Yellowbarn, and Perlman Music Program, where she has performed with many of today’s celebrated artists.
A devoted and passionate educator, Ms. Park is an alumnus of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect and has taught masterclasses and coached at Conservatorio de Música de Cartagena, Mannes School of Music, Festival Mozaic, Arkansas University, Washington and Lee University, North Dakota State University, and Skidmore College.
As a native of Los Angeles, California, Ms. Park began violin at the age of five where she trained at the Colburn School of Music. She continued her studies at Colburn Conservatory and New England Conservatory for her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. Principal teachers are Donald Weilerstein, Miriam Fried, Sylvia Rosenberg, and Robert Lipsett. She now resides in New York City.
Ms. Park plays on a 1717 Andreas Guarneri, generously on loan from an anonymous patron.
Naumburg artists Grace Park (2018 Violin Award) and Albert Cano Smit (2017 Piano Award) were featured in the Naumburg debut concert of the Global Concert Hall. They performed two works by Dvořák – Four Romantic Pieces, Op.75 and the ravishing Romance in F Minor, Op.11 – as well as the Rondo Brilliante in B minor, D.890 by Franz Schubert. Ms Park is also showcased performing Ysaye’s demanding solo violin Sonata No. 4 in E minor, a work that was dedicated to Fritz Kreisler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF2fVuuyNfw