Min-Jung Kym

Steinway Artist Min-Jung Kym is quickly establishing herself as an innovative and musically-insightful artist. She has performed with leading orchestras and musicians from across the world including Barry Wordsworth, Nicholas Collon, Pierre Amoyal, Alison Balsom, Nicholas Daniel and the Haffner Wind Ensemble, Mark van der Wiel,
Mats Lidström, Leon Bosch, Joy Farrall, Andrew Haveron, Thomas Carroll, Daniel

Rowland, Zsolt-Thiamér Visontay, Sergey Levitin, Adrian Brendel and the sopranos Ailyn Pérez and Susan Bickley. Min-Jung was the ‘pianist of choice’ of the legendary violinist Ruggiero Ricci, with whom she collaborated between 2002 and 2005.

Min-Jung has appeared at many leading venues including the Barbican Centre, Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, St. John Smith’s Square, De Montfort Hall, Brighton Dome, the Queen’s Theatre, Abbaye de Fontfroide, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Jascha Heifetz Society in Los Angeles, Cheltenham Festival, Holders Festival (Barbados), Broadwood International Festival, Albeniz Festival (Spain), Festival de Radio France, as well as the Chichester Festival. Other venues include performances at the Emilie Bustani Hall in Al Bustan, Lebanon, the Salerno Opera House (Italy), the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus in Gran Canaria, Palais de Chaillot, Salle Gaveau and UNESCO in Paris, The Princess Galyani Concert Hall in Thailand, and the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea. Her performances are equally broadcast on radio throughout Europe and in the USA.

In 2008, Min-Jung was invited to perform with the world renowned Philharmonia Orchestra, which was received with such acclaim that she was immediately invited to perform with them again the following season. She has recorded the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 with the orchestra under the baton of Clemens Schuldt released on Signum Classics.

A former Purcell School scholar, Min-Jung made her London solo concert debut at the age of 12 at the Royal Festival Hall. She went on to study as a scholar at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating with the Eric Brough and Elsie Horne prizes. In 2004 Min-Jung was honoured with the Freedom of the City of London and elected a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians. Further recognition was given when Min-Jung was awarded the Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) – bestowed to alumni of the Royal Academy of Music who have distinguished themselves in the music profession and have made significant contribution in their particular field.

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