Praised as "a brilliant
young violinist" by Ensemble-Music &Vision Magazine, Mr.
Kim is the recipient of the Jascha Heifetz Scholarship from Indiana
University School of Music, the J. C. Hulsteyn award from the Peabody
Institute, and the Hulvik Development Fund from the Richmond Symphony
Orchestra.
In 2003, he was featured in the WQXR radio station in New York and
the NBC channel as well.
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Mr. Kim started his violin
studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid and continued
his studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, the Peabody
Conservatory, and Indiana University. At Indiana University, he
led the Philharmonic Orchestra and also became the concertmaster
of the Columbus Philharmonic Orchestra in Indiana.
Over the last few years, Mr. Kim has participated at various festivals including
the Sarasota Music Festival, New York String Seminar, Banff Chamber
Music Festival, Kuhmo Music Festival, Utah Festival Opera and the
National Arts Center Young Artist Program with Pinchas Zukerman.
His teachers include Mauricio Fuks, Martin Beaver and Jacques Israelievitch.
Currently, he is concertmaster of the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra
in South Korea.
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