Photo credit: Cliff Watts.
SkyBest Mainstage Series Event:
Eastern Festival Orchestra
with guest artist Sarah Chang, violin and
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Sunday, July 12, 2009 · 8pm
Farthing Auditorium[ Map ]
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina
Violinist Sarah Chang is recognized the world over as one of classical music's most captivating and gifted performers. One of the most remarkable violinists of any generation, she has matured into a young artist whose musical insight and technical virtuosity astonish audiences the world over.
Born in Philadelphia to Korean parents, Sarah Chang began her violin studies at age four and promptly enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music. Within a year she had performed with several orchestras in the Philadelphia area. At age eight, she performed with the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Now 28, she has toured the music capitals of three continents, collaborated with most major orchestras and has released best-selling records throughout Europe, North America and the Far East.
Her latest release, the widely lauded Vivaldi Four Seasons with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra continues to top the best-selling charts internationally.
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