Siwoo Kim

Dedicated to bringing fresh perspectives to the standard repertory and breathing life into the new, Siwoo Kim is an “incisive” and “compelling” (The New York Times) violinist who is enjoying a blossoming career as soloist and chamber musician.

As the winner of the 2011 Juilliard Violin Competition, Siwoo made his New York concerto debut at Carnegie Hall—Stern Auditorium with James DePreist and the Juilliard Orchestra. In addition, he has given concerto performances with the Columbus, Houston, Springfield, and Tulsa symphony orchestras, among others. Highlights from the 2013–2014 season include the world premiere performance of Samuel Adler’s first violin concerto and a Walt Disney Concert Hall debut.

A chamber music enthusiast, Mr. Kim founded Quartet Senza Misura. Praised for their “whip-smart performances” (Alex Ross, The New Yorker), the string quartet has performed at an array of venues such as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Terrace Theater at The Kennedy Center, Seoul Arts Center and Le Poisson Rouge. Siwoo actively performs with ensembles based in New York including the Metropolis Ensemble, the New York Classical Players, and most recently, Ensemble ACJW. Notable past collaborations include Ensemble DITTO and Itzhak Perlman.

Siwoo was named the recipient of the 2012 King Award for Young Artists. He took second place at the 2010 Corpus Christi International Competition for Piano and Strings, where he was also awarded special prizes for the best performance of solo Bach and violin performance. He has also been named top prizewinner in the California, Crescendo, Hellam, Ima Hogg, Schadt, Sejong, WAMSO, and Yangtongliu competitions.

Siwoo received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Juilliard School. As the recipient of the Elsie and Walter W. Naumburg Scholarship, he led the Juilliard Orchestra as concertmaster and studied with Robert Mann, Donald Weilerstein, and Ronald Copes. Prior to Juilliard, Siwoo studied with Roland and Almita Vamos at The Music Institute of Chicago.