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Grace Park is…
Grace Park is an internationally acclaimed violinist whose artistry, passion, and virtuosity have captivated audiences worldwide. Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as “fresh, different, and exhilarating,” and lauded by Strings Magazine for her “intensely wrought and burnished” sound, Ms. Park has established herself as one of the leading violinists of her generation. A winner of the prestigious Naumburg International Violin Competition, she is celebrated both as a brilliant soloist and a distinguished chamber musician.
Ms. Park’s performances have taken her to some of the world’s most renowned concert halls and festivals, where she has appeared as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. She has been a featured soloist in venues including Walt Disney Concert Hall, Wigmore Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Rudolfinum in Prague, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Jordan Hall, as well as Rockefeller University. Recent debuts include her recital at Carnegie Hall and concerto performances with the Prague Philharmonia, Colorado Symphony, and Orchestra NOW at the Bard Festival. She is a frequent guest at festivals including Seattle Chamber Music Society, Music@Menlo, IMS Prussia Cove, and Yellowbarn where she has collaborated with many celebrated artists.
Upcoming performances include marking her debut with Sarasota Orchestra, Orlando Philharmonic, Savannah Music Festival, and Camerata Pacifica.
In 2025, Ms. Park will release her debut album, recorded with the Prague Philharmonia and their music director Emmanuel Villaume, featuring works by Mozart and Dvořák.
Beyond her performance career, Ms. Park is a passionate educator and mentor. As an alumnus of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, she has taught and coached at numerous prestigious institutions, including the Conservatorio de Música de Cartagena, Mannes School of Music, the University of North Carolina, Washington and Lee University, North Dakota State University, and Skidmore College.
A native of Los Angeles, California, Ms. Park began her violin studies at the age of five at the Colburn School of Music. She continued her education at the Colburn Conservatory and the New England Conservatory for her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music. Her principal teachers include Donald Weilerstein, Miriam Fried, Sylvia Rosenberg, and Robert Lipsett. Ms. Park currently resides in New York City.
Ms. Park currently resides in New York City, where she performs on a 1717 Giuseppe Filius Andrea Guarneri, generously loaned by an anonymous sponsor.
Winner of the
2018 International Naumburg Competition
“Park took up the baton in an intensely wrought and burnished performance of the violin sonata. Park captured its rhythmic contrasts and emotional crests and falls with all technical muscles flexed.”-Strings Magazine"
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“The high-flying work calls for advanced technique, which Park breezed through, and its rambunctious spirit left the audience — and the musicians — grinning.”
-The Orlando Sentinel
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