ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ji-Hae Park - Violinist
Ji-Hae Park spreads the joy of classical to music to those who might not otherwise hear it -- and in the process shows that you can rock out on the violin.

Why you should listen

Ji-Hae Park was on the fast track to violin stardom when she ... paused. Why was it simply her goal to be the best violin player in the world? Was there more to music than that? And thus she began to think differently about how to "play" her life. Now -- along with playing prestigious concert halls, winning prizes and making a new album for Decca called Baroque in Rock -- she makes time to play in hospitals, churches, prisons, anywhere she feels she can reach people with music. Her friendly, entertaining rearrangements of classical music invite new listeners in.

She was named The Respected Korean 2010  for her leadership and influence on the national development. She is playing on the Petrus Guarnerius 1735, Venedig on loan from the German Foundation (Deutsche-Stiftung- Musikleben) since 2003.

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Ji-Hae Park: The violin, and my dark night of the soul

Ji-Hae Park: Violinen og min sjæls mørke nat

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I hendes søgen efter at blive en verdensberømt violinist, falder Ji-Hae Park ind i en alvorlig depression. Kun musikken var i stand til at løfte hende ud igen ved at vise, at hendes mål ikke behøvede at være at spille i høje koncertsale, men i stedet, at viderebringe instrumentets vidunder til så mange mennesker som muligt.
- Violinist
Ji-Hae Park spreads the joy of classical to music to those who might not otherwise hear it -- and in the process shows that you can rock out on the violin. Full bio

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Thank you.
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Tak.
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HiHej, everybodyalle.
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Hej allesammen.
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Ban-gap-seum-ni-daBan-gap-seum-ni-da.
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Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.
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I'd like to sharedel with you a little bitbit of me
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Jeg vil gerne dele med jer,
en lille smule af mig,
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playingspille my life.
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der spiller mit liv.
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I mightmagt look successfulvellykket and happylykkelig
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Jeg ser måske succesfuld og glad ud
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beingvære in frontforan of you todayi dag,
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foran jer i dag,
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but I onceenkelt gang sufferedlidt from severealvorlig depressiondepression
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men jeg har engang lidt af
en svær depression
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and was in totalTotal despairfortvivlelse.
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og var i stor fortvivlelse.
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The violinviolin, whichhvilken meantbetød everything to me,
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Violinen, som betød alt for mig,
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becameblev til a gravegrav burdenbyrde on me.
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blev en alvorlig byrde for mig.
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AlthoughSelv om manymange people triedforsøgt to comfortkomfort and encouragetilskynde me,
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Selv om mange mennesker forsøgte
at trøste og opmuntre mig,
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theirderes wordsord soundedlød like meaninglessmeningsløs noisestøj.
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så lød deres ord som meningsløst støj.
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When I was just about to give everything up
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Da jeg var lige ved at opgive alt
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after yearsflere år of sufferinglidelse,
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efter flere års lidelser,
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I startedstartede to rediscovergenopdage the truerigtigt powerstrøm of musicmusik.
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begyndte jeg,
at genopdage den sande effekt af musik.
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In the midstmidt of hardshipmodgang,
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Midt i modgangen
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it was the musicmusik that gavegav me -- that restoredrestaureret my soulsjæl.
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var det musikken,
som gav mig min sjæl tilbage.
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The comfortkomfort the musicmusik gavegav me
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Den trøst som musikken gav mig
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was just indescribableubeskrivelig,
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var simpelthen ubeskrivelig,
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and it was a realægte eye-openingøjenåbnende experienceerfaring for me too,
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og det var også en virkelig øjenåbnende
oplevelse for mig selv,
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and it totallyhelt changedændret my perspectiveperspektiv on life
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og det ændrede
fuldstændigt mit syn på livet,
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and setsæt me freegratis from the pressuretryk
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og frigjorde mig fra presset
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of becomingblive a successfulvellykket violinistviolinist.
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til at blive en succesfuld violinist.
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Do you feel like you are all alonealene?
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Føler du dig helt alene?
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I hopehåber that this piecestykke will touchrøre ved and healhele your hearthjerte,
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Jeg håber, at dette stykke vil røre
og helbrede dit hjerte,
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as it did for me.
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som det gjorde for mig.
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Thank you.
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Tak.
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Now, I use my musicmusik to reach people'sfolks heartshjerter
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Nu bruger jeg min musik
til at nå folks hjerter,
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and have foundfundet there are no boundariesgrænser.
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og har fundet ud af
at er der ikke er nogle grænser.
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My audiencepublikum is anyonenogen som helst who is here to listen,
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Min målgruppe er for enhver,
som er her for at lytte,
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even those who are not familiarvelkendt with classicalklassisk musicmusik.
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selv dem, der ikke er bekendt
med klassisk musik.
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I not only playSpille at the prestigiousprestigefyldte classicalklassisk concertkoncert hallshaller
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Jeg spiller ikke kun på de
prestigefyldte klassiske koncertsale
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like CarnegieCarnegie HallHall and KennedyKennedy CenterCenter,
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som Carnegie Hall og Kennedy Center,
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but alsoogså hospitalshospitaler, churcheskirker, prisonsfængsler,
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men også på sygehuse, kirker, fængsler,
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and restrictedbegrænset facilitiesfaciliteter for leprosySpedalskhed patientspatienter,
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og faciliteter for spedalske patienter
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just to mentionnævne a few.
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bare for at nævne nogle få.
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Now, with my last piecestykke, I'd like to showat vise you
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Nu vil jeg med mit sidste stykke,
gerne vise jer,
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that classicalklassisk musicmusik can be so much funsjovt, excitingspændende,
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at klassisk musik kan være
masser af sjov, spændende,
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and that it can rockklippe you.
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og at det kan rocke jer.
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Let me introduceindføre you to my brandmærke newny projectprojekt,
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Lad mig introducere jer til
mit helt nye projekt,
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"BaroqueBarok in RockRock,"
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"Barok i Rock",
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whichhvilken becameblev til a goldengylden discDisc mostmest recentlyfor nylig.
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der fik en en Golden Disc-pris for nyligt.
Det er en stor ære for mig.
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It's suchsådan an honorære for me.
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I think, while I'm enjoyingnyder my life as a happylykkelig musicianmusiker,
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Jeg tror, at mens jeg nyder mit liv
som en glad musiker,
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I'm earningindtjening a lot more recognitionanerkendelse than I've ever imaginedforestillet.
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får jeg meget mere anerkendelse
end jeg nogensinde havde forestillet mig.
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But it's now your turntur.
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Men nu er det jeres tur.
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ChangingÆndre your perspectivesperspektiver
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At ændre jeres perspektiver
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will not only transformomdanne you but alsoogså the wholehel worldverden.
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vil ikke kun forandre jer,
men også hele verden.
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Just playSpille your life with all you have,
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Bare spil dit liv med alt hvad du har,
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and sharedel it with the worldverden.
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og del det med verden.
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I really look forwardfrem to witnessingvidne
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Jeg ser virkelig frem til at overvære
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a transformingtransformerende worldverden by you, TEDstersTEDsters.
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en forandrende verden af jer,
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PlaySpille your life, and stayBliv tunedtunet.
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Spil jeres liv, og hold jer skarpe.
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Translated by Simon Djernæs
Reviewed by Sune Vilsted

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ji-Hae Park - Violinist
Ji-Hae Park spreads the joy of classical to music to those who might not otherwise hear it -- and in the process shows that you can rock out on the violin.

Why you should listen

Ji-Hae Park was on the fast track to violin stardom when she ... paused. Why was it simply her goal to be the best violin player in the world? Was there more to music than that? And thus she began to think differently about how to "play" her life. Now -- along with playing prestigious concert halls, winning prizes and making a new album for Decca called Baroque in Rock -- she makes time to play in hospitals, churches, prisons, anywhere she feels she can reach people with music. Her friendly, entertaining rearrangements of classical music invite new listeners in.

She was named The Respected Korean 2010  for her leadership and influence on the national development. She is playing on the Petrus Guarnerius 1735, Venedig on loan from the German Foundation (Deutsche-Stiftung- Musikleben) since 2003.

More profile about the speaker
Ji-Hae Park | Speaker | TED.com