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 Violinist Sarah Chang is
recognized in the world as one of classical music’s most gifted performers. Without a doubt, she is one
of the most talented violinists in the world. She made her debut in
1991 when she was only 11 years old. Now as a 28-year-old lady, she
is still performing actively, traveling all around the globe.
Sarah Chang (Chang Young-joo) was born on December 10, 1980 in Philadelphia,
U.S. to Korean parents. She began her violin studies at age 4. “I
started learning the violin as a hobby. You know, I was just a little
girl. At the time, I thought it was fun. But now, the violin is my
life,” said Sarah in an interview.
In 1986, at age 6, Sarah enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music.
Within a year, she had already performed with several orchestras in the Philadelphia
area. Little Sarah always woke up early in the morning and practiced
playing the violin.
Soon, she started appearing on many TV and
radio programs throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The world
started calling her a genius violinist. In 1999,
she received the Avery Fisher
Prize, one of the most famed awards given to performing musicians.
 In 2004,
she was given the honor of running with the
Olympic Torch in New York. She also became the youngest person ever
to receive the Hollywood Bowl’s Hall of Fame Award. In 2005, Yale
University named a chair in Sprague Hall in honor of Sarah Chang.
She also received so many other awards and prizes.
Sarah has recorded 17 albums, including her widely praised Vivaldi Four Seasons
and Fire and Ice, an album of popular shorter works for
violin. In 2006, Sarah Chang was named by Newsweek as one of the “20
Top Women on Leadership.” In March this year, Sarah was honored to
be named as a “Young Global
Leader for 2008” by the World Economic Forum for her professional achievements.
Even though people in the
world call her a genius, she says she is just a normal girl, who enjoys watching
movies. Her favorite movie is Roman Holiday
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She also exercises regularly to stay healthy.
She enjoys all kinds of sports from swimming to water skiing and cycling.
Sarah travels all around the world to play the violin every year.
But thanks to her good health,
it is no problem. “If you want to succeed, you have to take good care of yourself,”
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