Sunmi Chang, violin

Sunmi Chang, the laureate of the 2007 International Markneukirchen Violin Competition in Germany and the 2007 International Sion Valais Violin Competition in Switzerland, has performed widely throughout North America and Europe as a solo, orchestral, and chamber musician. As the winner of the 2006 Woolsey Hall Concerto competition at the Yale School of Music, she has performed the Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Yale Philharmonia. In July 2008, as part of the cultural prelude to the Olympics, she has also performed the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Yale Philharmonia in Asia. As an active chamber musician, she has taken part in the Caramoor Rising Stars Series in 2006 & 2007 and Music@Menlo collaborating with renowned artists such as Donald Weilerstein, Marcy Rosen, Ani Kavafian, and Kim Kashkashian. She recently completed the Artist Diploma & Master of Music degree at Yale under the tutelage of Peter Oundjian and Ani Kavafian, and joined the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.