Rose Jang Lincoln Center Nov. 9, 2011 with the Rose Pops Orchestra.
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak blessed Rose Jang’s Concert to take place on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 7:30 PM at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. Princeton-born Rose Jang is an acclaimed award-winning Korean-American pop opera artist who is well-known for singing operatic arias, musical and classic pop songs. Jang reached #1 on both domestic and international music charts with her performance of the song “Memory” from the musical Cats, topping versions by both Celine Dion and Barbara Streisand. She also broke the record for the most weeks at #1 on the Korean classical charts with her rendition of “You Raise Me Up” from her Songs of Hope Series. Rose has performed with the legendary Grammy award-winning platinum artist Patti Labelle, and has performed for many of the world’s presidents, dignitaries, and other world leaders.
According to an interview with Ms. Labelle,“I love Rose. She has an absolutely beautiful voice… an amazing performer!”
Rose has performed for numerous international athletic events including the Formula One Grand Prix and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
On top of her musical success, she has been a spokes-model for LANCÔME, and was featured in Elle, Vogue, and Marie Claire magazines. At the young age of four, Rose began playing the piano, and training in voice and violin. She performed the violin as part of the New Jersey Youth Symphony, and later at the age of 17 made her debut at Carnegie Hall. She is a graduate of Smith College. Rose has also studied at Columbia University in New York City and Goldsmiths College in London. She is fluent in English, Korean, and French.
Being an official Ambassador for the Korea Tourism Office, the National Committee for “Jeju Island: The New 7 Wonders of Nature,” and Goodwill Ambassador for U.N. Organization UNESCO, Rose has worked on various projects that have allowed her to promote Korean culture globally. Her ambassadorial career has led her to adapt traditional Korean folk songs for English listeners. Rose is the true “Voice of an Angel”. Upon finishing two years of solo symphony tours, she has finally come home to her native New York City to debut these Korean folk songs as well as opera arias and popular Broadway show tunes at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. Among others, she will be performing Webber’s Don’t Cry for Me Argentina and Memory, O Mio Babbino Caro, The Habanera, You Raise Me Up, Dorajee, and All that Jazz with the Rose Pops Orchestra and conductor Park Sang Hyun. Proud Sponsors include: The KB Financial Group, POSCO, Korean Air, and vitaminjuice.
