Daniel Chong
· Professor of the PracticeHarvard University · Musicology
Active 2002–2025
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About
GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Daniel Chong is celebrated for his gripping interpretations, expressive sincerity, and artistic versatility. Since 2002, as the founding first violinist of the Parker Quartet, he has garnered wide recognition for his performances in such venues as Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress, Musikverein, and Wigmore Hall. Recent solo appearances have taken him to National Sawdust (New York), Seoul Arts Center, and Boston’s Jordan Hall. He has received several awards and prizes including the Cleveland Quartet Award and top prizes at the Concert Artists Guild Competition and the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition. In the recording realm, he can be heard on the ECM Records, Zig-Zag Territoires, Naxos, and Nimbus Records labels. Chong has appeared at leading festivals such as the Marlboro Music Festival, Chamber Music Northwest, Chamberfest Cleveland, Spoleto USA, Mostly Mozart, Bridgehampton, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the Périgord Noir Festival, and is a former member of Ensemble DITTO. A passionate advocate for contemporary music, he has collaborated closely with composers including György Kurtág, Augusta Read Thomas, Helmut Lachenmann, and Chaya Czernowin. He currently serves as Professor of the Practice at Harvard University and, in 2025, was appointed Co-Artistic Director of the Concord Chamber Music Society alongside Jessica Bodner.
Research topics
- Internal medicine
- Medicine
- Physical therapy
- Oncology
Selected publications
Data from Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Diabetes, and Risk of Liver Cancer for U.S. Adults
2023-03-31
preprintOpen access<div>Abstract<p>Incidence rates for liver cancer have increased 3-fold since the mid-1970s in the United States in parallel with increasing trends for obesity and type II diabetes mellitus. We conducted an analysis of baseline body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and type II diabetes mellitus with risk of liver cancer. The Liver Cancer Pooling Project maintains harmonized data from 1.57 million adults enrolled in 14 U.S.-based prospective studies. Cox regression estimated…
2023-03-31
supplementary-materialsOpen access<p>Descriptive table or cohorts and results from sensitivity analyses</p>
2023-03-31
preprintOpen access<p>Results from individual participant meta-analysis of diabetes. Multivariable models include age, sex, study, alcohol, smoking, race and body mass index.</p>
2023-03-31
preprintOpen access<p>Results from individual participant meta-analysis of BMI. Multivariable models include age, sex, study, alcohol, smoking, and race.</p>
2023-03-31
preprintOpen access<p>figure legends for supp. figures 1, 2, and 3</p>
Frequent coauthors
- 79 shared
Andrew T. Chan
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- 43 shared
Edward L. Giovannucci
Harvard University
- 33 shared
Julie E. Buring
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- 33 shared
Howard D. Sesso
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- 30 shared
Neal D. Freedman
- 30 shared
Catherine Schairer
- 30 shared
Jessica L. Petrick
Boston University
- 30 shared
Martha S. Linet
National Cancer Institute
Awards & honors
- Cleveland Quartet Award
- top prizes at the Concert Artists Guild Competition
- top prizes at the Bordeaux International String Quartet Comp…
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