Biography

Eugene Park was born in New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, to Korean parents who were both doctors. His father graduated from Seoul National University

Seoul National University

Seoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...

, and died. Park began to play the violin at the age of 3, entered the Juilliard Pre-College at the age of 8. Park has appeared at Lincoln Center at the age of 13. After his graduation from Juilliard in 1996, he released two albums with Sony Music named 'The Bridge' (1997), and 'Peace' (1998).

He was awarded the Juilliard Competition, the Aspen Music School Competition, the ISO Competition and other six competitions.

Among the orchestras Park has performed with the Wayne Symphony Orchestra (he was at the age of 10), the New York Philharmonic

New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...

 (he performed at Kyunghee University in 2004), and the Seoul Symphony Orchestra.

In 2004, he toured 10 cities in USA including Lincoln Center, UCLA, etc.

Eugene Park had performed alongside Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

 on the “Michael Jackson & Friends” benefit concert (1999) in Korea and also for at the Korean National Presidential Inauguration for President Kim Dae Jung

Kim Dae Jung

Kim Dae-jung was President of South Korea from 1998 to 2003, and the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient. He came to be called the "Nelson Mandela of Asia" for his long-standing opposition to authoritarian rule.-Early life:...

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