"A masterful demonstration of balance between the intensity of music,
piano technique and brightness” (De Kwadratuur – Gent, Belgium)
"He played with startlingly mature interpretative insight, meticulous
technical precision and youthful vigour" (Chloe Cutts, International Piano)
“A young pianist who knows how to interpret an entire piece” (Pianist Kun-Woo Paik)
Pianist Tae-Hyung Kim first gained international recognition in 2004, winning First Prize and the Beethoven Prize at the City of Porto International Piano Competition. He has since received numerous awards at prestigious competitions, including the Queen Elisabeth Competition, the Long-Thibaud International Competition, Grand Prix Animato, and, as a chamber musician, the Premio Trio di Trieste and the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition.
Kim has appeared as a soloist with leading orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Russian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, and the Belgian National Orchestra, performing under the baton of conductors including Vladimir Spivakov, Marin Alsop, and Hugh Wolff. He has also collaborated with prominent artists such as Vadim Repin, Christoph Poppen, Nobuko Imai and Kyung Wha Chung.
Born in Seoul, Kim graduated from the Korean National University of Arts under Professor Choong-Mo Kang. He went on to study piano performance in the Meisterklasse with Professor Elisso Virsaladze, Liedgestaltung with Professor Helmut Deutsch, and chamber music with Professors Christoph Poppen and Friedemann Berger at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. He later continued his training at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory with Elisso Virsaladze.
His discography includes his solo album ‘The Portrait’ (Sony Classical, 2018), a duo recording with cellist Doo-Min Kim (Warner Music, 2024), and ‘Réflexions’ with Trio Gaon (Hänssler Classic, 2024).
Currently, Kim is a professor at Kyung Hee University in Seoul, host of the Matinée Concert Series at Seongnam Arts Center and pianist of Trio Gaon.
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