Jennifer Koh

Jennifer Koh is one of those fearless violinists unafraid to take on the daunting challenge of performing the six J.S. Bach sonatas and partitas on the same recital program or difficult, not necessarily audience-friendly, contemporary works like the Saariaho Graal Theatre violin concerto. Her risk-taking usually elicits cheers and ovations from audiences and glowing reviews from critics. Koh performs a fairly equal number of concerts as a soloist, chamber player, and recitalist, and, not surprisingly, in a broad and eclectic range of repertory. Jennifer Koh was born in Glen E...