Internationally revered violinist Dong-Suk Kang is a professor at Yonsei University in Seoul, as well as the Artistic Director of MusicAlp Festival in France and Seoul Spring Festival in Korea.
A protégé of Ivan Galamian, Kang was a top prizewinner in a number of international competitions, including the Montreal, the Carl Flesch in London and the Queen Elisabeth in Brussels.
Kang has appeared with many great orchestras of the world including those of Philadelphia, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Saint Louis, San Francisco, Baltimore, Washington and Montreal in America, and Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonia, BBC Orchestras, Halle, Birmingham, Scottish National, Munich, Stuttgart, Gewandhaus, French and Belgian National Orchestras, Gothenburg, Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Polish National and Rotterdam in Europe. He has collaborated with the most celebrated conductors, including Charles Dutoit, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Mazur, Paavo Järvi, Yehudi Menuhin, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Leonard Slatkin, Myung-whun Chung, Mariss Jansons, Sir Roger Norrington and Alexander Lazarev amongst others. As a guest artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Kang has performed in New York and toured throughout the US.
Kang has performed at major music centers and festivals throughout the world, including the London Proms. His concerts were frequently televised and broadcast on the radio in many countries. His strong interest in chamber music led to appearances at major chamber music festivals including those in Spoleto, Santa Fe, Kuhmo, Korsholm, Seattle, Vancouver, Newport and Australian Festival of Chamber Music. Kang has served on the jury for the major international competitions, such as Queen Elisabeth, Indianapolis, Montreal, Wieniawski, Long-Thibaud, Menuhin, Michael Hill, Sendai, Qingdao Tibor Varga and others.
A sought-after recording artist, Kang’s recordings have won critical acclaim and awards, such as the Grand Prix du disque from both the Académie Charles Cros and the Nouvelle Académie du disque. His Walton Concerto CD was chosen as CD of the month by Gramophone magazine and nominated for Gramophone Award 2000.
Kang is also decorated as Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres, a distinction received from French Government.