Christi Park

Acclaimed for her “dramatic, but sorrowful and bittersweet, compelling sound,” by America’s National Public Radio, Korean-American violinist, Christi Park is known for her strong brilliant sound and versatility. Ranging from early 17th Century to New Contemporary works for historical instruments and voice, she has appeared in some of Europe’s, the UK’s, and the USA’s most prestigious venues as both soloist and chamber musician.

As a Premier Young Artist Scholarship holder, Christi graduated her Bachelors from Indiana University, under renowned pedagogues, Ik-Hwan Bae and Mauricio Fuks. Christi is not only a dedicated performer but also a passionate teacher, who advocates passionately for the discovery of one’s inner voice. For this reason, she was one of Mauricio Fuks’ teaching assistants during her time at Indiana, and is now a visiting professor at the Belgrade Baroque Academy. Subsequently, she completed her Masters at the Royal Academy of Music, studying Historical Performance with Pavlo Beznosiuk, as well as an Artist Diploma at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag.

Christi's musical collaborations extend to chamber and orchestral settings, where she has shared the stage with eminent ensembles such as Les Arts Florissants, New Trinity Baroque, and Seicento Stravagante, working under the baton of William Christie, Philippe Herreweghe, and Ton Koopman. She performs regularly with her baroque ensemble, Musica d'Outrora (Md'O). Their recent achievements include their recently completed inaugural album, Still Life, with the support from the Continuo Foundation and is part of BREMF Young Artist Scheme 2023-2024.

Both as performer and researcher,As both performer and researcher, Christi has recently won the 2021 Jose Herrando International Baroque Violin Competition and 2021 United States Artists Award in Chicago. Currently she is pursuing her Ph.D at University of York. Her research lies in reconstructing a holistic approach of the pedagogical aspects of the 18th century, particularly studying one of the greatest violinists and pedagogues of the time, Guiseppe Tartini. As a contemporary artist, her love and passion for Korean traditional music and theatre has led her to her ongoing project, The Pansori Project, the reconstruction of the solo voice on baroque violin with composer and harpsichordist Jung-Woong Oh, sponsored by the DNA Contemporary Music Festival in London.