Ingrid Chun
violin
About this Artist
Violinist Ingrid Chun was born in Taiwan to a family of musicians. She began her music studies at age 5 on violin and piano. After winning the Taiwan National Competition, she immigrated to the US and studied with Almita Vamos and Alice Schoenfeld. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in music from The Juilliard School as a scholarship student of Dorothy DeLay. Chun has received numerous honors and awards from organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts and the Young Musicians Foundation.
Chun has participated in the Hague Music Festival as well as the Aspen and Taos music festivals. She made her solo debut with the LA Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2005 and has been a soloist in the LA Phil’s Symphonies for Youth concerts. She maintains a regular performance schedule as a soloist and chamber musician and is often featured in the LA Phil’s Green Umbrella and Chamber Music series. As a teacher, Chun has served on the faculty of La Sierra University and as string orchestra director for The Master’s University. She currently teaches at Azusa Pacific University. Chun enjoys arranging, composing, and improvising on piano and violin. She can also be heard on her solo albums of popular hymns: What A Friend and Songs for My Father.