Korean-American cellist Minna Rose Chung is Professor of Cello at the Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg) Canada. In addition, she is co-author alongside Hans Jørgen Jensen of the internationally acclaimed CelloMind: Intonation and Technique, a discerning pedagogy method praised for its “dense and fascinating treatise focusing not just on the left hand, but almost exclusively on the aspects underpinning the most minute gradations of intonation…it takes written pedagogy to a new level” (Strings Magazine, April 2018). 

Upon her arrival to Canada, Minna Rose was quickly reviewed as “a bright light, her intelligent musicality and rich resonance a wonderful addition to any ensemble, devoted and playing with admirable gusto!” (Winnipeg Free Press).  Skilled in both orchestral and chamber repertoire, she was a member of The New World Symphony, the Chicago Civic Orchestra, and interim principal cellist of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. Minna Rose made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2007 as a founding member of the Pangea String Quartet under the direction of the acclaimed Kronos String Quartet.  She maintains a busy performance schedule with her current ensembles which include the Crocus String Quartet, the Clara Piano Trio, the Desautels Piano Trio, and Nacka Duo. In addition, she is a core member of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, “Canada’s tiny, perfect chamber orchestra” (Toronto Star).

Minna Rose continues to enjoy an international career in all performance milieus (solo, chamber, and orchestral), has taught master classes across four continents, and is a frequent guest artist at music festivals worldwide. She is a returning guest artist, teacher, and chamber coach to several international music festivals which have included the Heifetz International Music Institute (Virginia), the Aragats Music Festival (Armenia), the historic Meadowmount School of Music (New York), the Canadian International Cello Festival (Winnipeg, Canada), Rio International Cello Encounter (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Piracicaba Music Festival (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Alaska Cello Intensive (Fairbanks, AK), Cincinnati Virtual Cello Academy (Ohio), and the Rosamunde Music Academy and Festival (Winnipeg). Dr. Chung is the recipient of numerous awards, including the University of Manitoba’s Rh Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scholarship and Research.