Hyun Jung Kim

Twenty-three years old Hyun Jung Kim is one of the leading and most decorated South-Korean pianists of her generation. Kim has been a frequent First prize winner in the international competitions. Including the 9th Asia Chopin International Piano Competition in Japan 2008, the grandprix at the 20th KBS International Music Competition in 2010 (where she was the youngest of all competitors), the 35th Bechstein-Samik National Piano Competition. And other major prize winners at the 7th Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition in United States 2004, the 14th Taiwan International Chopin Piano Competition in 2008, the 7th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan 2009, the 8th Paderewski International Piano Competition in 2010, the 4th Rhodes International Piano Competition in Greece, and the 7th Seoul International Piano Competition in Korea 2011. Since Kim made her debut with the Seoul Symphony Orchestra at the age of 10, she has appeared on nearly every continent as soloist with major orchestras and recitalist. Ms. Kim has performed the KBS Symphony Orchestra in South Korea, Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in Japan, IASI Philharmonic Orchestra in Czech Republic, Kaoshung Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan, Seoul Symphony Orchestra, Sungnam Philharmonic Orchestra and Suwon Symphony Orchestra in South Korea. Ms.Kim has been heard on recital series throughout Asia, Europe and United States. She has Performed at Yamaha Artist Service Seoul as a soloist of their rising artist series and at Kumho Art Hall as a soloist of Kumho Young Artist Concert Recital, the Seoul Recital Hall in South Korea, the Taipei National Concert Hall in Taiwan, the ACT City Hamamatsu Main Hall in Japan, the Ongakudo Concert Hall among many. An avid chamber musician, Ms. Kim has performed with many renowned artists in the most major music festivals including Aspen International Music Festival in U.S, Euro Summer International Music Festival in Germany, Ishikawa Music Academy and Hamamtsu International piano Academy in Japan. Born in South Korea, Ms. Kim received early training at Korea National University of Arts with Professor Choong-Mo Kang, selected as talented artist and skipped 2 years of high school curriculum. In 2013, Ms. Kim moved to the United States. Currently, she is pursuing her Master’s degree at the Peabody Conservatory of Music with Yong Hi Moon.