Artist-in-Residence

Clara-Jumi Kang was born to South Korean parents but grew up in Germany. To call her a child prodigy is hardly an exaggeration. She began playing the violin at the age of three, and just a year later she became the youngest student ever admitted to the Mannheim University of Music. She made her solo debut with orchestra at the age of five. From an early age she was musically mentored by Daniel Barenboim, and went on to study in Lübeck and at the Juilliard School of Music in New York.

Today, she performs across the globe with leading orchestras and renowned conductors. She is also a dedicated chamber musician, having collaborated with artists such as Janine Jansen, Gidon Kremer and Mischa Maisky.

In the 2025–26 season, she is Artist-in-Residence at Konserthuset and with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. She appears in three productions with the orchestra and Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft, performing as soloist in Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1, Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole, and, finally, Bernstein’s Serenade.

Clara-Jumi Kang plays a 1702 Stradivarius violin known as the “Thunis”, generously on loan to her from KIA.