Sharon Park
violin

Sharon Park began studying the violin at the young age of 4 and won her first competition at 5 years old. She has been performing in recitals, concerts, and winning various competitions. Recently, she placed third in the Stradivarius International Violin Competition, and was invited to participate in the 2006 Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in Bulogne-sur-Mer, France. She performed the Shostakovich Quartet No.14 in F# Major as part of the Shostakovich Quartets cycle in Jordan Hall, Boston MA. She placed first in the prestigious Los Angeles Philharmonic Bronislaw Kaper Awards Competition, placed third in the triennial Johansen International String Competition, was the grand prize winner of the International Young Artist Peninsula Music Festival Competition, received Honorable Mention in the Pasadena Instrumental Competition and the Edith Knox Performance Competition. Sharon was named Emerging Young Artist Award Recipient 2004 $20,000 Award in Music and earlier that year, won a level II ARTS award in music in the National Foundation of Advancement in the Arts. She has soloed with orchestras such as the American Youth Symphony, Young Musician’s Foundation Debut Orchestra, Herbert Zipper Orchestra, Torrance Symphony, Rio Hondo Symphony, Bellflower Symphony, Indian-Wells Desert Symphony, among many others.

Sharon is an active chamber ensemble and orchestra musician on both the violin and viola. At age 13, sitting in the first violin section, she was the youngest member of the American Youth Symphony before being moved up to Assistant Concertmaster of the symphony in the 2003-2004 concert series. She was a member of the Colburn Chamber Orchestra as a violinist and violist from 1998-2000 and served as the Principle Violist in the Crossroads Chamber Orchestra who performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall under the baton of Maestro Esa Pekka Salonen during the 2003-2004 concert series. Sharon was invited to play at the Ravinia in Chicago, the Lincoln Center in New York, and the Hollywood Bowl as a member of the Disney’s Young Musician’s Symphony Orchestra, all which aired nationally on the Disney Channel. Sharon’s solo performances, along with various chamber ensembles and orchestras, have been aired on the radio broadcast “Sundays Live at 6” at the Bing Theater on Kmzt 105.1 FM. Sharon performed the Dvorak Terzetto with world famous violinist Midori at a chamber music concert as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Chamber Music Series and also worked with renowned artists and pedagogues Zakhar Bron, Aaron Rosand, Victor Danchenko, Rugierro Ricci, Almita Vamos, Ani Kavafian, Pamela Frank, Lewis Kaplan, Zvi Zeitlin, Alexander Treger, Martin Chalifour, Bing Wang, and Jennifer Frautschi. Sharon has participated in summer programs such as Encore School for Strings, Music Academy of the West, Sarasota Chamber Music Festival, and The Perlman Chamber Music Workshop.

Sharon received her Bachelor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory in May 2008 studying with Donald Weilerstein. In the Fall, she will be attending the Juilliard School for her Master’s of Music degree with Ronald Copes.

Sharon performs on a rare 1745 Januarius Gagliano, graciously on loan from the Mandell Collection of Southern California.