Grace Park is...
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Grace Park is a violinist celebrated for her artistry, passion, and virtuosity. Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as “fresh, different and exhilarating” and by Strings Magazine for her “intensely wrought and burnished” sound, she captivates audiences worldwide. A winner of the Naumburg International Violin Competition, Ms. Park is recognized as both a compelling soloist and a devoted chamber musician.

Recent highlights include solo appearances with the Colorado Music Festival, the Bard Music Festival under the baton of Leon Botstein, the New York Youth Symphony at Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, and the Prague Philharmonia at the Rudolfinum’s Dvořák Hall. She has also given recital debuts at the Krannert Center, Beethoven Minnesota Festival, and Carnegie Hall.

Ms. Park has since made notable international and U.S. debuts including performances at Seoul Arts Center with Les Musiciens du Louvre conducted by Marc Minkowski, and with the Sarasota Orchestra under Peter Oundjian and the Orlando Philharmonic led by Eric Jacobsen. Her chamber music collaborations include regular appearances the Seattle Chamber Music Society, Camerata Pacifica and Savannah Music Festival.

Her debut solo album, recorded with the Prague Philharmonia and music director Emmanuel Villaume, features concertos and solo works by Mozart and Dvořák and was released in 2025.

A devoted and passionate educator, Ms. Park is an alumna of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect and has given masterclasses and coached at institutions including the Conservatorio de Música de Cartagena, Mannes School of Music, University of North Carolina, University of Mississippi, Washington and Lee University, and Skidmore College. She currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Violin at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University alongside an annual visiting residency at the North Dakota State University.

A native of Los Angeles, California, Ms. Park began studying violin at the age of five and trained at the Colburn School of Music before continuing her studies at the Colburn Conservatory and New England Conservatory, where she earned her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. Her principal teachers include Donald Weilerstein, Miriam Fried, Sylvia Rosenberg, and Robert Lipsett. She resides in New York City.

Ms. Park performs on a 1717 Giuseppe Filius Andrea Guarneri violin, generously on loan from an anonymous sponsor.