Chun-Chien Chuang
Violin
As a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral violinist, Chun-Chien Chuang has performed on stages across the United States, Europe, and Taiwan, including the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, the Music Shed in Norfolk, Connecticut, Musikverein Golden Hall in Vienna, and the National Music Hall in Taipei.
Ms. Chuang is the concertmaster of the Saint Joseph Symphony and has played with many professional and regional orchestras. Chun-Chien has studied with violinists Benny Kim, Piotr Milewski, Cheng-Tu Su, Shien-Ta Su, and Wei-Chong Chiang. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Violin Performance from the Taipei National University of the Arts and a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Chun-Chien Chuang is a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in Violin Performance and a Master of Music Theory candidate at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Ms. Chuang is a violin/viola faculty at Ottawa University, teaches at the Ottawa Suzuki Strings Institute and Heartland Music Academy, and teaches privately at her teaching studio in Lee’s Summit, MO. She and her husband, pianist John Villaveces, perform regularly together in different settings. They live with their lovely dog Bernie, an intelligent and playful Schauzer.