- Jennifer Koh
Jennifer Koh is an American
Violinist , born to Korean parents.Jennifer Koh earned a B.A. in
English Literature fromOberlin College , as well as a Performance Diploma from the attachedOberlin Conservatory . She is also a graduate of theCurtis Institute and was silver medalist in the 1994Tchaikovsky Competition .Ms. Koh has performed extensively with such orchestras as the
Los Angeles Philharmonic ,New York Philharmonic ,Czech Philharmonic ,BBC National Orchestra of Wales ,Baltimore Symphony Orchestra ,Saint Louis Symphony , andCleveland Orchestra and is an advocate ofmusic education for children.She frequently records new music, as well as albums that combine classics with less popular contemporary pieces (e.g.
Franz Schubert withArnold Schoenberg )She currently plays the 1727 Ex Grumiaux Ex General DuPont
Stradivari .Discography
*" Schumann: The
Sonata s forViolin andPiano ":Jennifer Koh,violin :Uchida Reiko ,piano :Cedille Records*"Jennifer Koh: Portraits":Jennifer Koh,
violin :Grant Park Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar, conductor:Cedille Records*"Jennifer Koh: Violin Fantasies":Jennifer Koh,
violin :Reiko Uchida ,piano :Cedille Records*"Jennifer Koh: Solo
Chaconne s":Jenniver Koh,violin :Cedille Records*"Menotti":Jennifer Koh,
violin :Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Richard Hickox, conductor:Chandos Records*"Klami - Whirls, Act 1":Jennifer Koh,
violin :Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä, conductor:BIS RecordsLinks
[http://jenniferkoh.com/index.html Jennifer Koh's Official Website]
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