VIOLIN 1976 : Third Prize
Acclaimed by specialist critics, Dong-Suk Kang’s fluid technique and perfect bowing have established him as one of the greatest violinists of our time. He has played with the most prestigious orchestras worldwide, under renowned conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Masur, Paavo Järvi, Yehudi Menuhin, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Myung-Whun Chung, Leonard Slatkin, Rudolf Barshai, Mariss Jansons, Roger Norrington, Paavo Berglund, and Evgeny Svetlanov. His recordings have received glowing reviews and have won the Grand Prix du Disque de l’Académie Charles Cros and the Grand Prix de la Nouvelle Académie du Disque. They have also been nominated for the Gramophone Award. Dong-Suk Kang teaches at Yonsei University. He is the artistic director of the Seoul Spring Festival and MusicAlp festival in France. He is a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France.
Korea
Year of birth: 1954