Praised by the Cleveland Plain Dealer asa “Brilliant champion,” and by La Libre Belgiquefor her “poetic enchantment” and “epic performance,” internationally recognizedpianist SangYoung Kimhas gained attention through numerous competitions and performancesthroughout South Korea, North America, Europe, and Israel.In May 2013, Dr. Kim became aLaureate of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition.
Since her orchestradebut at age 9with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Dr. Kim has appearedas a soloist with the Yewon Orchestra and won numerous prizes in Korea. After coming to the United Statesin 2002, Dr. Kim has continued to meet with successionin competitions such as the NECConcerto Competition and the Heida Hermannes International Music Competition, San Marino International Piano Competition,and obtained not only the Gold Medal but also the Russian and Chopin etude Prizesfrom the Usasu Bösendorfer International Piano Competition.
Dr. Kim hasappeared as soloist withtheNEC Philhamonia Orchestra, Concord Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie in Belgium, and the National Orchestra of Belgium. Other featured performances include recitals at Chopin Hall, Kumho Gallery and Kumho Art Hall in Korea, Norris Cultural Center in Illinois, Williams Hall and Jordan Hall in Boston, Cleveland Play House Bolten Theater in Ohio, Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall and Roza Centrein Calgary, Canada, the Courchevel Music Festival and Music Academy of Villecrozein France, Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Israel, ThéâtreRoyal de la Monnaie in Belgium, and the Paderewski Piano Academy in Poland. In 2009, Dr. Kim performed atthe Kennedy Center in Washington. D.C as the part of the Millennium Stage Concert series.Recently, Dr. Kim’s commercial recordings of David Owens’ Piano Sonata for Two Pianos has been released by Albany Records in July 2014 and of Joseph Summer’scompositions including“You May Think of Art” by Parma Recordings Company in February 2015and 2016, as parts of the Shakespeare Concert Series
Dr. Kim earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at New England Conservatory under the guidance of Wha Kyung Byun and Russell Sherman and joined as a faculty member at New England Conservatory Preparatory School. Dr. Kim currently teaches at the Bucknell University in Pennsylvania as a Visiting Assistant Professorof Piano.
