Two Korean sisters who blazed an American trail

Written by Paul Moon

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This new classical music documentary film caught my attention.

It’s about violinist Mi-Young Park and pianist Pong- Hi Park, two sisters who came to America following the Korean War. Produced to mark the Curtis Institute of Music centenary, this film follows their musical lives beginning as children performing together through their 50-year career. The film combines the story of their lives with music taken from their live performances.

You can watch the documentary here.

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Paul Moon

H. Paul Moon is a filmmaker based in New York City and Washington, D.C. whose works concentrate on the performing arts. Major films include “Sitka: A Piano Documentary” about the craftsmanship of Steinway pianos, “Quartet for the End of Time” about Olivier Messiaen’s transcendent WWII composition, and an acclaimed feature film about the life and music of American composer Samuel Barber that premiered on PBS. Moon has created music videos for numerous composers including Moondog, Susan Botti and Angélica Negrón, and three opera films set in a community garden. His film “The Passion of Scrooge” was awarded “Critic's Choice” by Opera News as a “thoroughly enjoyable film version, insightfully conceived and directed” with “first-rate and remarkably illustrative storytelling.” Further highlights include works featured in exhibitions at the Nevada Museum of Art and the City Museum of New York, PBS television broadcasts, and best of show awards in over a dozen international film festivals.