Concertmaster of the Komische Oper Berlin, Germany

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Faculty of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, Germany

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Faculty at Dr Hoch’s Konservatorium, Germany

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Violinist MinJung Kang has captivated audiences throughout Asia, North America and Europe in such venues as the Konzerthaus Berlin, Herkulessaal Munich, Schloss Elmau, Kuppelsaal Hanover, Shriver Hall Baltimore, UAM Radio Hall Poznan, Noga Theater Tel Aviv, National Hall Taipei and the Seoul Arts Center. Her artistry has been praised as “first-class performance that was marked by a direct, spontaneous manner, a strong sense of line and a consistently sweet and singing tone” by The Baltimore Sun.

Since her debut with the Seoul Youth Philharmonic at the age of nine, Ms.Kang has appeared with the München Bayerischer Rundfunk Symphony, München Chamber, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Jeunesse Musicale World, Amadeus Radio Chamber, Taipei Symphony, KBS Symphony and Seoul Philharmonic, among others. She is frequently featured in television in South Korea; her live, radio and CD recordings have been broadcast worldwide.

She has also garnered many first and top prizes including ARD (including the Audience Prize), Taipei (including Modern Piece Performance Prize), Postacchini, Dong-A and Concert Artists Guild. Ms. Kang is the recipient of the Sydney Friedberg Prize and the Wun-Pa Music Prize as the Instrumentalist of the Year. Alongside her solo work, Ms. Kang performs at various chamber music festivals and has collaborated with first chairs of the Berlin Philharmonic, Peabody Trio, and Tokyo String Quartet.

Born in Seoul, Ms. Kang studied with Nam-Yun Kim and Ik-Hwan Bae in South Korea, Victor Danchenko in the USA, Herman Krebbers in Holland, and Ana Chumachenco and Krzysztof Wegrzyn in Germany. She has held the position as a concertmaster of the Komische Oper Berlin and currently is on the faculty of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, Germany. 

With Cellist Uwe HirthSchmidt, she is the founding member of the Morpheus -Duo, -Trio and -Quartet and plays as the leader of the Berlin Mozart Quartet. Also a member of the Salzburg Soloists, she is in high demand as chamber music partner and performs more than 80 concerts annually in addition to her solo activities.