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Joan Kwuon

BIOGRAPHY (page 3)

In demand as a recitalist, as well, with repertoire ranging from Bach to Carter, Ms. Kwuon has been presented by Lincoln Center, the Krannert Center at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Virginia’s George Mason University, Rockefeller University in New York City, Ohio’s College of Wooster, the Cummer Gallery of Art, and Hoam Art Hall in Seoul, among others.

Ms. Kwuon began performing chamber music at age 10, and has enjoyed a number of interesting collaborations, including a recent duet performance with Tony Bennett at Jazz at Lincoln Center and Tanglewood, which will be featured on Mr. Bennett’s upcoming recording. With Sidney Weiss, former concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, she premiered Luciano Berio’s Duetti in the United States and has also recently appeared with the Juilliard String Quartet, Gilbert Kalish, Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Bright Sheng, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, and Jian Wang. Her guest appearances include festivals in France, Prague and Korea, as well as Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, La Jolla’s Summerfest, and Bowdoin International Music Festival.

Ms. Kwuon has appeared on ABC News, CBS News, Fox Television News, NBC’s “Today Show” and Lifetime Television, as well as   ..>

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Photo: Thierry Desfontaines, 2001