What is Sarah Chang?
'''Sarah Chang''' (born December 10, 1980) is a Korean American [[violinist]]. {{Infobox musical artist | image = Sarah Chang before performing.jpg | image_size = 200 | birth_date = December 10, 1980 | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | occupation = Violinist | instrument = Violin | label = EMI Classics | website = http://sarahchang.com/ }} == Biography == Chang was born in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. Her mother was a composer and her father was a violinist. She started at the [[Juilliard School|Julliard School]] at age five. Her mentor was the violinist [[Isaac Stern]]. Chang can be viewed as a [[child prodigy]] due to her abilities.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-12-07|title=Sarah Chang Aims to Cast Off Prodigy Label|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2022/06/732_56802.html|access-date=2022-06-04|website=koreatimes|language=en}}</ref> She began working with the [[New York Philharmonic]] at age 8 under [[Zubin Mehta]]. She made her first album ''Debut'' in 1991, which was a classical best-seller. Since then she become famous and performed in concert halls worldwide. In 2002, Chang gave a performance in [[North Korea]]. She has also been a cultural ambassador for the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sarah Chang: Playing in Pyongyang - CNN.com|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/05/11/sarah.chang/index.html|access-date=2022-06-04|website=www.cnn.com|language=en}}</ref> Chang's discography includes about a dozen CDs. Her repertoire includes works by [[Pablo de Sarasate]], [[Edward Elgar]], [[Nicolo Paganini]], [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]], [[Camille Saint-Saëns]]: [[Felix Mendelssohn]], [[Jean Sibelius]], [[Richard Strauss]], [[Dmitri Shostakovich]], [[Antonio Vivaldi]], [[Max Bruch]] and others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sarah Chang » Discography|url=http://sarahchang.com/discography|access-date=2022-06-04}}</ref> == Instruments == Chang plays several violins and owns the 1717 Guarneri del Gesu by the [[Cremonese]] [[luthier]], [[Giuseppe Guarn