| At 20 years of age, violinist Kyung-Jun Kim distinguishes himself with his emotional and refined musicality, flawless technical ability, and intelligence. Currently a second-year student at Yale University School of Music, he recently won the first prize at the 2008 Jefferson Symphony Young Artists Competition, playing Prokofiev’s
Violin Concerto No.2 in g minor. Recipient of the 2006 Salon de Virtuosi Grant, Kyung-Jun is the winner of the 2006 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award, and was invited to perform on the NPR radio show, “From the Top.” |
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Top-prize winner at the Korean National Competitions, Kyung-Jun was awarded “The Promising Young Musician Award” given by six music critics in Korea when he was 9. He made his first debut with the orchestra at the age of 11, performing Bach’s second violin concerto with the Hyundai Youth Orchestra. A couple of years later, Kyung-Jun won the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Young Soloists’ Audition and performed Bruch’s first violin concerto. Since then, Mr. Kim has performed as soloist with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the Wonju Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Great Mountains Music Festival Chamber Orchestra.
As an active recitalist and chamber musician, Kyung-Jun has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Korea including top venues such as Lincoln Center (Paul Hall and Morse Hall), Merkin Hall, Steinway Hall, Winspear Center, Muttart Hall (Canada), Seoul Arts Center and many others. His most recent invitations include a performance of John Corigliano's Violin Sonata at the Graduate Center, CUNY, by composer's invitation (2006), the Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music Series to perform a cycle of Mozart Violin Sonatas (2007), Rising Star Recital at Buffalo’s Kleinhans Hall (2007), and a solo recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Friday Patronage Recital Series (2008).
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Mr. Kim attended Juilliard Pre-College from 2002-2006 as a full scholarship student. He has studied with Hyo Kang since 2002. His other teachers include Ho-Young Pi in Korea and James Keene in Canada. Besides music performance, Mr. Kim’s interests include conducting and composing. Kyung-Jun plays the Guarneri del Gesu “Moller” violin on generous loan through The Stradivari Society.
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