Juliette Kang

Juliette Kang (born September 6, 1975) is a Canadian violinist. In 1994, she earned the gold medal at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Kang went on to have an international solo career. She joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2005, where she holds the position of first associate concertmaster.

Early life, education, and early performances Kang was born in Edmonton, Alberta, on September 6, 1975. Her parents (her father was an urban planner; her mother, a piano teacher) had immigrated to Canada from Korea. She was a child prodigy, beginning violin lessons at age four in a Suzuki class and soon starting lessons with Edmonton Symphony Orchestra concertmaster James Keene.

At age nine, Kang accepted a scholarship to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she studied with Jascha Brodsky. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree in 1991.

Kang first performed with her hometown orchestra, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, at age 11. She made her New York City recital debut at the 92nd Street Y in 1993. In 1994, she joined the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra for a six-day tour of northern Canada.

Career Kang has performed as a soloist in concertos with orchestras throughout Canada (including the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra) and the United States (including the Philadelphia Orchestra in subscription concerts, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the San Francisco Symphony).

In 1999, Kang joined the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra as principal second violin. The couple performs chamber music together. They have two daughters. Affairs of the Heart: Music of Marjan Mozetich (2000; reissued 2015), by Juliette Kang, Nora Bumanis, Julia Shaw, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, and Mario Bernardi. CBC Records.