Seohyun Kim

The South Korean violinist Seohyun Kim made her solo debut in 2016 at the age of only eight with the Moldova Teleradio National Symphony Orchestra at the Daejeon Woosong Art Center. In 2020, she debuted with a recital as part of the Kumho Prodigy Concerts at the Kumho Art Hall. She also performed at the "Night of Rising Stars" at the Gonjiam Music Festival at the Lotte Concert Hall.

As a soloist, Seohyun Kim has performed with orchestras such as the Bursa State Symphony Orchestra, the Canton Symphony Orchestra, the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jeon-Ju Symphony Orchestra, the Mokpo Symphony Orchestra, the Daejeon Cosmopolitan Music Festival Orchestra, the New Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra. Recital engagements have taken her to venues such as the Kumho Art Hall and the Elim Art Center.

Seohyun Kim has also received numerous awards, including first prizes at the Tibor Varga Competition 2023, the Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition 2022, and the Ysaÿe International Music Competition 2021. As part of the Violin and Viola Masterclasses at the Kronberg Academy, she was awarded the Landgrave of Hesse Prize in 2023.

Seohyun Kim has been studying at the Seoul Central Conservatory with Sunny Lee since 2017 and at the Yewon School in Seoul since 2021. She has also received further musical inspiration through numerous masterclasses with artists such as Mihaela Martin, Leonidas Kavakos, and Maxim Vengerov.