Gyehee Kim South Korea ← Back to list
Violin
Gyehee Kim is an internationally acclaimed violinist, known for her extraordinary talent and numerous prestigious awards. She made history as the first Korean to win the instrumental category at the 17th Tchaikovsky International Competition. She has also earned the distinction of being the first Asian to win the violin category at the George Enescu Competition. Additionally, she has won the Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition and the Munetsugu Angel International Violin Competition, receiving both the Audience Prize and Orchestra Special Prize. Notably, she was awarded a three-year loan of the 1697 Antonio Stradivarius “Rainville” by Nippon Violin of Japan. Kim's accolades include prizes at the Stuttgart, Isang Yun, Torún and Tchaikovsky International Competitions for Young Musicians, marking her as a prominent figure on the international stage.
In 2023, she performed at the Gala Concert of the International Tchaikovsky Competition under the baton of Valery Gergiev. She was subsequently invited by him to perform with the Mariinsky Orchestra at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. Invitations from esteemed musicians such as Yuri Bashmet and Denis Matsuev have led to scheduled performances with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic under maestro Francesco Ommasini at the Rostropovich Festival in November 2024 and with the Moscow Philharmonic unde Yuri Bashmet in March 2025.
Kim has also recently performed with leading French conductor Marc Minkowski and the Chamber Orchestra of Les Musiciens du Louvre, as well as George Enescu Philharmonic, Stuttgart Philharmonic, Russian National Orchestra, Russian Symphony, Torun Symphony, and Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana, Central Aichi Symphony, Pleven Philharmonic, iPalpiti Orchestra, and the Novosibirsk State Academic Theater Chamber Orchestra and many others.
Recently, she held a recital at the historic venue, Salle Gaveau in Paris, France and her exceptional talent has been celebrated through various honors, including being named Music Journal's “2023 New Artist of the Year” in South Korea and receiving nomination for the prestigious “2024 Kumho Artist Series”, “2018 Rising Star Series” by the Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation in 2018. She has been invited as a guest artist to prestigious events and festivals worldwide, including the George Enescu Festival, Kronberg Academy, Moscow Meets Friends at the Grand Kremlin Palace, Mozarteum International Summer Academy, <Sundays Live> at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Stars on Baikal and many others. Notably, in 2021, she was invited to perform as a soloist with the chamber orchestra of the Novosibirsk State Opera Orchestra, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Republic Korea-Russia Federation diplomatic ties.
Kim received her musical training under Young Uck Kim, Joseph Silverstein, Sunny Lee, and Bonjiu Koo. She began her professional education at the Korea National University of Arts Pre-college at the age of seven and later on she moved to the U.S.A to study at the Curtis Institute of Music. She gained her bachelor’s degree at Seoul National University furthered her studies abroad and received Master's and Meisterklasse’s degree from the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich in Germany under the guidance of Christoph Poppen and Lena Neudauer.
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