Soon-Mi Chung
Norwegian musician

Soon-Mi Chung

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Norwegian musician
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22 February 1952(Seoul)
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Stephan Barratt-Due
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Introduction

Soon-Mi Chung (born 22 February 1952) is a South Korean-born Norwegian musician (viola, violin) and musical director, married to the violinist Stephan Barratt-Due.

Biography

Chung is a music teacher at the Barratt Due Institute of Music and artistic director of Barratt Dues Juniororkester. She got her musical education at the Conservatory of Music in Paris, Menuhin Music Academy and San Francisco Conservatory, and debuted in Oslo in 1982.

Honors

  • 1998: Oslo City Culture Award
  • 2007: The Lindeman Prize
  • 2010: Anders Jahre's Culture Award
  • 2012: Norsk kulturråds ærespris

Discography (in selection)

  • 1986: Christian Sinding: Serenade For To Fioliner Og Klaver, Opus 92 / Serenade For To Fioliner Og Klaver, Opus 56 (Norsk Kulturråds Klassikerserie)
  • 1988: Johan Halvorsen: Norwegian Rhapsody No 1 & 2 • Norwegian Festival Overture Op. 16 • Entry Of The Boyars • Bergensiana, (Roccoco Variations) • Andante Religioso • Wedding March • Passacaglia (Norsk Kulturråds Klassikerserie), with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Karsten Andersen
  • 1994: Mozart, Nordheim, Hvoslef: DuoDu (Victoria Records), with Stephan Barratt-Due