Photo Credit: Sung-Chae Jung, Mullight Studio, 2024
Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 2023
Photo Credit: American Protégé Foundation
About Hyemin
Dr. Hyemin Kim is a versatile performing artist and esteemed educator who serves as a faculty member in Collaborative Piano at Interlochen Arts Academy. Her career spans multiple roles, including soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, collaborator, and educator, showcasing her breadth and depth in the world of classical music.
As a featured soloist, Kim has performed with several orchestras, including the Philharmonische Solisten Bratislava (Mozart Hall, Wiener Konzerthaus, Austria), Archi Chamber Orchestra (Sungsan Art Hall, South Korea), and Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra (Corson Auditorium, Interlochen, MI). She has also performed extensively across the U.S., Austria, and Korea, appearing at the Youngsan Grace Hall, Daejeon Culture and Art Foundation (Korea); Bad Goisern Landesmusikschule, Panmusica Austria, Landesverband Steiermark, Grazer Landesmuseum (Austria); the American Protégé Foundation (Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall), Music House Museum, and The Alluvion (U.S.). Kim has been recognized with numerous accolades in international piano competitions, including the Internationaler Wiener Pianisten-Wettbewerb, where she received a Schubert Special Award; the Vienna Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition; the Concorso Internazionale de Esecuzione Musicale “NUOVI TALENTI” - Città di Spinea; the Tadini International Music Competition; the Concorso Internazionale - Città di Ischia; Fanny Mendelssohn International Competition; Franz Liszt Center Piano Competition, and American Protégé International Competition.
As an active chamber musician, Kim has become a sought after collaborator. She was invited as a pianist at the Styrian Chamber Music Festival (Graz, Austria), and the Music House Museum (Acme, MI) has been organizing Hyemin Kim’s Concert Series “Classical Voyage” with renowned guest musicians including Nancy Stagnitta (Flute), Dr. Dane Philipsen (Oboe), Dr. Michael Coonrod (Piano), and Dr. Patrick Owen (Cello) from Interlochen Arts Academy. Her chamber music partners have included: Justin Benavidez (Associate Professor of Tuba/Euphonium, Eastman School of Music at Rochester University), Ethan Bensdorf (Trumpet, New York Philharmonic; Faculty, Manhattan School of Music), Hannah Hammel Maser (Principal Flute, Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Visiting Assistant Professor, Michigan State University), Sharon Sparrow (Assistant Principal Flute, Detroit Symphony Orchestra), Timothy Day (retired, Principal Flute, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra), William Purvis (Professor Horn, Yale School of Music), Jarrett McCourt (Principal Tuba, Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra; Assistant Professor of Tuba/Euphonium, University of Missouri - Kansas City), Christina Jennings (Associate Professor of Flute, University of Colorado Boulder), Yung-Chiao Wei (Professor of Double Bass, Louisiana State University), Keith Bunke (Principal Bassoon, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Faculty, DePaul University), and more.
Dr. Hyemin Kim holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance, as well as her second Doctorate in Collaborative Piano from Michigan State University, fully supported by Graduate Assistantships as a full scholarship recipient; a Master of Music and Postgraduate Diploma from Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria; and a Bachelor of Music from Kookmin University, South Korea. While completing her double Doctorates at MSU, Kim served as a Piano Instructor at Flint Institute of Music and as a Chief Mentor at the Celebrating the Spectrum Piano Festival from Michigan State. Currently, Dr. Kim serves as the Chair of Representation and Advocacy at MMTA (Michigan Music Teachers Association) and a committee member in Inclusive Teaching at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025. In addition, she will be joining the faculty at Blue Lake Arts Camp as a Piano Instructor in the summer of 2025.
Education
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, US
Doctor of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano, 2022
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, US
Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance, 2021
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria
Postgraduate Diploma in Piano Performance, 2016
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria
Master of Music in Piano Performance, 2015
Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, 2012
Photo Credit: Chris Hintz, Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra, 2024