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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
They were born in Korea, and took up the violin as children while living in Seattle.<ref name="strad">{{cite news|title=Angela Chun, Jennifer Chun (violin) Frederic Chiu (piano) Tenri Cultural Institute, New York 1 June 2011|last=Rooney|first=Dennis|date=September 2011|newspaper=Strad|issue=1457|volume=122|page=111}}</ref><ref name="broadway">{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Angela-Jennifer-Chun-Frederic-Chiu-Present-BALLAD-AND-DANCE-61-20110413|title=Angela & Jennifer Chun, Frederic Chiu Present BALLAD AND DANCE, 6/1|last=Desk|first=BWW News|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}</ref> They attended [[Juilliard School]] and have studied under [[Dorothy DeLay]], [[Felix Galimir]], and [[Nathan Milstein]].<ref name="strad" /><ref name="broadway" /> They live and work in New York and London.<ref name="broadway" /><ref name="unday">{{Cite news|url=https://www.koreanculture.org/performing-arts/2017/1/1/un-day-concert|title=U.N. Day Concert|work=Korean Cultural Center New York|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wqxr.org/story/138167-cafe-concert-angela-and-jennifer-chun/|title=Café Concert: Angela and Jennifer Chun {{!}} WQXR {{!}} New York's Classical Music Radio Station|work=WQXR|access-date=2018-04-25|language=en}}</ref> Their recordings include music by [[Shostakovich]], [[Bartók]], [[Philip Glass]], [[Nico Muhly]], and [[Isang Yun]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/24/philip-glass-nico-muhly-in-the-summer-house-review-angela-jennifer-chun|title=Philip Glass: In the Summer House; Nico Muhly: Four Studies review – high-flying Manhattanites|newspaper=The Guardian|date=April 24, 2016|accessdate=April 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name="arg-fantasy">{{cite journal|last=Magil |title=Fantasy |journal=American Record Guide | date=May–June 2008 | volume=71 | issue=3 | page=242 }}</ref> Angela Chun plays a [[Domenico Montagnana]] violin from 1734. Jennifer Chun's violin was built by [[Nicolo Amati]] in 1662 and is called the "Goding".<ref name="arg-fantasy" /> The sisters often perform as a violin duo.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> At one time, Jennifer Chun dated [[George Soros]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/when-george-soros-cries-wolf-bet-on-the-wolves-arriving-830145.html|title=When George Soros cries 'wolf', bet on the wolves arriving|date=2008-05-18|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-04-25|language=en-GB}}</ref>
They were born in Korea, and took up the violin as children while living in Seattle.<ref name="strad">{{cite news|title=Angela Chun, Jennifer Chun (violin) Frederic Chiu (piano) Tenri Cultural Institute, New York 1 June 2011|last=Rooney|first=Dennis|date=September 2011|newspaper=Strad|issue=1457|volume=122|page=111}}</ref><ref name="broadway">{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Angela-Jennifer-Chun-Frederic-Chiu-Present-BALLAD-AND-DANCE-61-20110413|title=Angela & Jennifer Chun, Frederic Chiu Present BALLAD AND DANCE, 6/1|last=Desk|first=BWW News|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}</ref> They attended [[Juilliard School]] and have studied under [[Dorothy DeLay]], [[Felix Galimir]], and [[Nathan Milstein]].<ref name="strad" /><ref name="broadway" /> They live and work in New York and London.<ref name="broadway" /><ref name="unday">{{Cite news|url=https://www.koreanculture.org/performing-arts/2017/1/1/un-day-concert|title=U.N. Day Concert|work=Korean Cultural Center New York|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wqxr.org/story/138167-cafe-concert-angela-and-jennifer-chun/|title=Café Concert: Angela and Jennifer Chun {{!}} WQXR {{!}} New York's Classical Music Radio Station|work=WQXR|access-date=2018-04-25|language=en}}</ref> Their recordings include music by [[Shostakovich]], [[Bartók]], [[Philip Glass]], [[Nico Muhly]], and [[Isang Yun]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/24/philip-glass-nico-muhly-in-the-summer-house-review-angela-jennifer-chun|title=Philip Glass: In the Summer House; Nico Muhly: Four Studies review – high-flying Manhattanites|newspaper=The Guardian|date=April 24, 2016|accessdate=April 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name="arg-fantasy">{{cite journal|last=Magil |title=Fantasy |journal=American Record Guide | date=May–June 2008 | volume=71 | issue=3 | page=242 }}</ref> Angela Chun plays a [[Domenico Montagnana]] violin from 1734. Jennifer Chun's violin was built by [[Nicolo Amati]] in 1662 and is called the "Goding".<ref name="arg-fantasy" /> The sisters often perform as a violin duo.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 21:53, 7 May 2018

Angela and Jennifer Chun are Korean-American violinists and collaborative artists.

Biography

They were born in Korea, and took up the violin as children while living in Seattle.[1][2] They attended Juilliard School and have studied under Dorothy DeLay, Felix Galimir, and Nathan Milstein.[1][2] They live and work in New York and London.[2][3][4] Their recordings include music by Shostakovich, Bartók, Philip Glass, Nico Muhly, and Isang Yun.[5][6] Angela Chun plays a Domenico Montagnana violin from 1734. Jennifer Chun's violin was built by Nicolo Amati in 1662 and is called the "Goding".[6] The sisters often perform as a violin duo.[4][5]

Discography

  • Fantasy, 2008
  • Bartók, 2010
  • Philip Glass: In the Summer House, Mad Rush and Nico Muhly: Four Studies, Honest Music, 2016

References

  1. ^ a b Rooney, Dennis (September 2011). "Angela Chun, Jennifer Chun (violin) Frederic Chiu (piano) Tenri Cultural Institute, New York 1 June 2011". Strad. Vol. 122, no. 1457. p. 111.
  2. ^ a b c Desk, BWW News. "Angela & Jennifer Chun, Frederic Chiu Present BALLAD AND DANCE, 6/1". Retrieved April 2, 2018. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "U.N. Day Concert". Korean Cultural Center New York. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Café Concert: Angela and Jennifer Chun | WQXR | New York's Classical Music Radio Station". WQXR. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  5. ^ a b "Philip Glass: In the Summer House; Nico Muhly: Four Studies review – high-flying Manhattanites". The Guardian. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Magil (May–June 2008). "Fantasy". American Record Guide. 71 (3): 242.

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