Elisa Chong is a Korean-American 16 year old violinist who started studying the violin at the age of 8. From a young age, she has been awarded numerous prizes in local competitions such as Silver State, Bushell, Legacy, MTNA and Carol Jackson Concerto competitions. She has also attended the Indiana Summer Music Festival and the Idyllwild Summer Program. In past summers she has went abroad to participate in the Cyrus Tang Foundation summer program in China as principal second violin in the CTF orchestra. Her love for music has led her to be one of the concertmasters of the Young Artist Orchestra of Las Vegas, which she has been a member since she was 9. She is a student of Dr Susan Kim and is soon to be a senior at Faith Lutheran High School.
Watch Elisa Hayoung Chong perform Concerto No 3. in B Minor Op 61 1st Mov by Saint Saens on the violin for the 2026 Summer Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.