Short Biography

Praised as “a miracle” by Harris Goldsmith, James Kim has soloed with the Boston Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Wallonia Royal Chamber, and Juilliard Orchestras working with renowned conductors such as David Zinman, Michael Sanderling, Keith Lockhart, and Alexander Shelley. These engagements have led him to Carnegie Stern Auditorium, Boston Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and elsewhere. An advocator for new music, Kim premiered Shinuh Lee’s Cello Concerto and released an album of her works dedicated to him. He has also collaborated with Sejong Soloists, Ensemble DITTO, and served as guest principal cellist with the Seoul Philharmonic. Kim is the cellist of Lysander Piano Trio. 

A winner of the David Popper International Cello Competition and Salon de Virtuosi’s Sony Career Grant, Kim is also a laureate of the Isang Yun and Naumburg Cello Competitions. He performed on a Matteo Goffriller cello on loan from the Samsung Cultural Foundation and Stradivari Society. Kim currently serves on the faculty at University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music.