Er-Gene Kahng

Violinist Er-Gene Kahng is best known for her critically acclaimed world-premiere recording of Florence Price’s violin concertos (Albany Records, 2018), a release that helped catalyze a broad resurgence of interest in Price’s music and was featured by The New York Times, The New Yorker, and NPR’s All Things Considered. Her recording has been cited as an important contribution to American classical music.

Kahng has appeared as concertmaster, chamber musician, and soloist with ensembles across the United States and abroad. She served as concertmaster of the Fort Smith Symphony for their world-premiere recording of Florence Price’s Symphonies No. 1 and No. 4, and as concertmaster of the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra. She was formerly a member of Chineke!, the first majority Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic orchestra in Europe, whose motto is “championing change and celebrating diversity in classical music.” She also served as co-Artistic Director of the new music group Khemia Ensemble.