Sarah Chang

Sarah Chang (장영주; born Young Joo Chang; December 10, 1980) is a Korean American classical violinist. Recognized as a child prodigy, she first played as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1989. Chang enrolled at Juilliard School to study music, graduating in 1999. She has had major roles as a soloist with many of the world's major orchestras, particularly during the 1990s and early to mid-2000s. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chang was raised in Cherry Hill and Voorhees Township, New Jersey. Her parents moved to the United States from South Korea in 1979. Chang's mother is a composer and her father was a violinist and music teacher.