Sarah Chang, American jewel. (concert, performance)

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Sarah Chang was born in Philiadelphia to parents who came here from South Korea. Her mother was a composer and father a violinist and music teacher.

She was a child prodigy in music, but unlike so many prodigies never stopped climbing. Here she is playing Paganini at age 12

Paganini violin concerto 12 years old - YouTube

Then the ultimate Mendelssohn violin concerto at around age 19.

Sarah Chang Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Mvt.1 Part1.flv - YouTube

Then here she is a few years later, another green dress, another super hot performance.

Sarah Chang Bruch Violin Concerto 3rd Movement - YouTube

I love how she just methodically dispatches the notes like a workman flitting from one task to the next, then always the 'big broad smile' at the finish.