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🎻 Violinist 🎓 IU•Juilliard•CIM
💼 Faculty @colburnschool
☀️ @borromeomusic @montecitomusicfestival

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Celebrating Miriam Fried at 80 🎻

As students, we were inspired by the integrity, rigor, and artistry of Miriam’s playing and teaching. The formidable repertoire I studied with her — from Bach and Biber to Sibelius, Brahms, Bartók, Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven — left an indelible mark on me. After years of performing and teaching, I’m increasingly aware of how certain lessons continue to reveal themselves as we grow. Miriam imparted not simply concepts about violin playing, but a seriousness of purpose, a way of listening, and a deep commitment to serving the music.

To perform Leclair in Jordan Hall with Cathy French, my dear friend and fellow studio mate from our undergraduate years, was pure joy. Endless giggles in rehearsal, just like our student days!

Having Paul Biss listening to our dress rehearsal brought us straight back to our Kuttner Quartet year, when he was our intrepid chamber coach. I’m so grateful to him for the musical invitation and for bringing us all together.

The concert closed with breathtaking footage of Miriam performing the Spohr Concerto for her mentor, Josef Gingold, in 1984. So heartwarming, too, to see Moshi, Kyle, and Ashley continuing their studies at NEC with Miriam and Paul.

Still in awe, Ms. Fried.
Thank you. ❤️

P.S. A special thank you to Chris Reuning for entrusting me with the Rothschild Strad for the evening.

@necmusic
#miriamfried #paulbiss taken in New England Conservatory by @joankwuon

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the joy we share is so precious - as we continue our journey together let’s stay smiling @joankwuon by @joankwuon

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A surprise Duo for Miriam Fried’s 80th Birthday Celebration!

Here’s the link to Jordan Hall, 7:30pmEST
https://necmusic.edu/on-campus/performances-events/streaming-performances/jordan-hall/

Password: NECAY27 by @joankwuon

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Lucerne, July 20 🇨🇭A lovely mid-Borromeo day off with Miguel and Horacio—wandering, laughing, and soaking in the beauty.

@jmh_on_the_road @horconcello @borromeomusic taken in Lucerne, Switzerland by @joankwuon

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2 months ago

So nice to see Coco Choi in person again after a year of working together online. 🎻

@colburnschool
#studiokwuon by @joankwuon

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3 months ago

A joyful Session One at the Montecito International Music Festival with this wonderful group. So much music, growth, and laughter.

@montecitomusicfestival
#studiokwuon by @joankwuon

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4 months ago

STUDIO KWUON 2025-26 ♥️
So proud of this beautiful, hardworking group.

In order of appearance:
Aziliz Pernet, Noah Liao, Alvin Yi, Allen Wang, Liénne Seok, Kevin Wu, Flora Zhou, William Wu, Liam Thomas, Yena Oh, Ethan Wu, Naomi Jones, Shelton Wang, Iris Yan, Harmonie Fu, Hudson Fu, Luke Thomas, Isaac Yan, Sylvie Kim, Alexander Wang, Yundi Luo, Jiashuo Zhang, Wayne Wang, Amber Wang, Adam Liu, Yuna Nam, Gia Shin, Nicholas Zhang, Coco Choi, Ethan Lin, Melodie Xueyou Ke, Nicole Lin.

With gratitude to all the families who make this musical community possible.

@colburnschool
#studiokwuon by @joankwuon

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So proud of brilliant Theia Liu — from Johns Hopkins/Peabody, now headed to Oxford. What a joy to see her before she embarks on this next chapter.

@theialiu
@colburnschool

#studiokwuon by @joankwuon

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💥BIG NEWS💥 You can now listen to full performances on our Youtube channel!
Be dazzled by this superb performance of Enescu's Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25 performed by Joan Kwuon and Amy Yang 👏
Link is in our bio 👀 by @joankwuon

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5 months ago

May Studio Class moments ✨
So proud of these young musicians.

#studiokwuon #violin #musicjoy
@colburnschool taken in Colburn School by @joankwuon

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5 months ago

🩷mom🩷

Happy Mother’s Day by @joankwuon

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Three of my hearts in NYC—Jeanne, Zoe and Henry. Catching up and hearing about their Juilliard adventures is always a joy. So special to see them finding their paths. 🩵

Zoe Barton: Colburn CSPA –> BM Class of 2029

Jeanne Marquez: Colburn Academy –> BM Class of 2026, MM Class of 2028

Henry Rogers: CIM YAP –> BM Class of 2025, MM Class of 2027

A leisurely stroll through Central Park before heading back to LA. 🌳

@zoe__.barton @_jeannemarquez taken in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts by @joankwuon

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