MICHAEL KIM
PIANO
“Kim creates an exciting atmosphere with his dramatically propulsive style and fine sense of pacing.”
- THE WHOLENOTE
BIOGRAPHY
Pianist Michael Kim has brought audiences to their feet with his outstanding technique and refined artistry. A gifted performer, he has been praised by The Globe and Mail for his “consistently high level of professionalism and musicality.”
Mr. Kim is the recipient of a multitude of awards, including the grand-prize of the Canadian Music Competition and the CBC National Radio Competition for Young Performers. He was also silver medallist at the Scottish International Competition in Glasgow and a prize winner in the Leeds and Ivo Pogorelich International Piano Competitions. An artistic scholar, Dr. Kim received his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from The Juilliard School, where he held the Vladimir Horowitz Piano Scholarship. Upon graduation, Michael quickly took a professorship at Lawrence University's Conservatory of Music in Appleton, WI. In 2015, Dr. Kim was appointed Director of the University of Minnesota School of Music. He served as Dean of Brandon University's School of Music, in Manitoba from 2008-2015.
Dr. Kim has toured extensively in North America, South America, the United Kingdom and Korea. As a concerto soloist, he has performed with the Boston and Cincinnati Pops, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, the symphonies of Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Oklahoma City, Orchestra London, the Florida Orchestra, and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. Michael's touring history also includes highlights such as being invited to tour Peru with Orchestra Sinfonica de Trujillo and the UK with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony. This season, he will perform with the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra.
As a chamber musician, Dr. Kim has performed at the festivals of Brevard, Aspen, Banff, Huntsville, and Heifetz (Annapolis, MD) to name a few. He also frequently collaborates with his wife, pianist Kyungran Kim, in a special four hand - one piano program. Dr. Kim was also the pianist for the highly successful production The Schumann Letters which has toured across the county.
January 2023
PRESS KIT
REVIEWS
"Kim was most effective and expressive, he has a big technique and a razor-sharp attack."
- THE BOSTON GLOBE
"Plays with the technical assurance and platform poise of a veteran of the concert circuit."
- THE TORONTO STAR
"Kim’s solo passages presented a fascinating mixture of jauntiness and introspection. This impressive performance received a well-earned standing ovation from the enthusiastic audience."
- THE PRESS-GAZETTE, Green Bay
"It was incredibly exciting and exhilarating, and beautifully balanced."
- THE HERALD, Glasgow
"There was a consistently high level of professionalism and musicality"
- THE GLOBE AND MAIL, Toronto
"Kim’s clear, crisp technique and ability to effortlessly ripple through the brilliant passage work stood him in good stead here, the concerto’s steely moments clearly etched and sharply outlined." [Prokofiev Second Concerto]
- THE CALGARY HERALD
“Kim not so much stole the show as set the joint on fire with his electrifying performance... The standing ovation and audience cheers confirmed that this indeed had been one of those special once-a-season performances.” [Tchaikovsky Concerto]
- THE LEADER-POST, Regina
“Kim creates an exciting atmosphere with his dramatically propulsive style and fine sense of pacing.”
- THE WHOLENOTE
PREFERRED CONCERTO LIST
2020–23
Richard Adinsell
Warsaw Concerto
Bach
Concerto BWV 1056, BWV 1058, BWV 1052, BWV 1055
Bartók
Concerto No. 1
Beethoven
All Concerti
Choral Fantasy
Brahms
Concerto No. 1 & No. 2
Chopin
Concerto No. 1 & No. 2
Grande Concerto
Polonaise
Andante Spinato
Debussy
Fantasie
Fauré
Ballade, Op. 19
Franck
Variations Symphoniques
Gershwin
Concerto in F major
Rhapsody in Blue
Grieg
Concerto
Haydn
Concerto in D, Hob XVIII/11
William Jordan*
Concerto for Piano and Strings
Liszt
Concerto No. 1 & No. 2
Totentanz
Malediction
Mendelssohn
Concerto No. 1
Mozart
Concerto K. 271, K. 414, K. 466, K. 467
Poulenc
Aubade for Piano and 18 Instruments
Prokofiev
Concerto No. 2 & No. 3
Rachmaninov
All Concerti
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Ravel
Concerto in G Major
Concerto for the Left Hand
Saint-Saëns
Concerto No. 2
"Wedding Cake"
Schumann
Concerto in a minor
Shostakovich
Concerto No. 1 & No. 2
Stravinsky
Concerto for Piano and Winds
Strauss
Burlesque
Tchaikovsky
Concerto No. 1
*Denotes Canadian composer
Recital repertoire available upon request
Master classes and workshops available
Other concerti available upon request
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