Sunmin Kim

Year of birth: 2002
Place of birth: Seongnam
Educated in: New York
Place of residence: New York
(Plays in Seoul)

November 2024 Preselections

Program

F. Chopin - Étude op. 10, no. 8 S. Rachmaninov - Études-Tableaux op. 39, no. 1 A. Scarlatti - Sonata in C major, K. 95 A. Scarlatti - Sonata in C minor, K. 56 S. Prokof'ev - Piano Sonata no. 3 in A minor, Op. 28

Biography

Sunmin Kim, a pianist and composer born in South Korea, started his piano journey at the age of 10. He completed his Bachelor's degree at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston with HaeSun Paik and is currently studying at the Juilliard School in New York with Maestro Sergei Babayan. He has garnered numerous awards in prestigious piano competitions in Korea and internationally, including the Ewha Kyunghyang Competition, the Busan Music Competition, the Fou Tsong International Concerto Competition, and more. As an active soloist, Sunmin has performed at renowned venues such as Jordan Hall in Boston, Kumho Art Hall in Seoul, and participated in various concert series and festivals. As an accomplished choral composer, his works have been published by major publishers in the US and Korea