- Chaerin Kim
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Chaerin Kim Hangul 김채린 Revised Romanization Gim Chaerin McCune–Reischauer Kim Ch'aerin Chaerin Kim (born 1978) is a South Korean harpist.
Biography
Born in Seoul, Kim began harp studies at the age of 18. Her musical background began studying piano at the age of 6. She majored in piano at Yeiwon Music Middle School and Keiwon High School until she was 18 years old. In addition, cello studies and voice lessons began for her at the age of 9. She was the Grand Prize Winner of Korean Student's Newspaper Music Competition in Piano, in Seoul and the Walgan Music Competition Bronze Medalist in Piano, also in Seoul. In her last year at Kaywon High School, she started to learn harp and 6 months later she won the soloist audition as a harpist. Just a year later, performing Hindemith Sonata for harp and Grandjany Variation, she entered Ewha University. Dr. Kim received her bachelor's degree from Ewha University in Seoul, graduating with highest honors, and performing the Pierne Concerto with the Ewha University symphony, as the winner of the soloist competition, just two years after she started to play the harp. Her successful performance resulted in sponsorship from the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo. She was a guest soloist to perform Debussy's Danses and Ravel's Introduction et Allegro with the Yonsei Sinfonietta.
While pursuing her master's degree program in Ewha University, she was offered a scholarship for the Post Graduate Diploma from the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she received a degree with distinction. Studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London brought her much success, winning the Julia Leney Harp Prize, the Foundation Award, and the M. A. Garrett Award. Kim became the recipient of a diploma for musical skills from the International Harp Competition in Russia, as winner of the best performance of Russian music. Consequently, she performed live on national radio and television in Russia and South Korea. Kim completed her Masters of Music degree program at Yale University, where she performed with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra as an orchestra harpist at Carnegie Hall, and got invited for the artist diploma at Yale University and the graduate diploma at New England Conservatory. However, she decided to pursue her Doctorate of Musical Arts at Boston University, where she was offered “The College of Fine Arts award” with a full scholarship, and she was "the quickest recipient of the Doctorate Degree" in BU’s music department history completing her doctorate in 3 and a half years.
She also continued her piano study with professor Maria Clodes as a minor during her doctorate in harp performance. She also got the Department Honors Award from Boston University. She has performed the Ginastera Concerto as a Korean Premiere with the Sung Nam Philharmonic at the International Music Festival and broadcasted in live in South Korea, and with the Boston University Symphony as the winner of their soloist competition. She has given numerous performances as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra harpist, in South Korea, Switzerland, England, France, Wales, Russia, and the United States of America, in venues such as Carnegie Hall, London Salvi Harp Hall, Royal Academy in London Concert Hall, Yale University Sprague Memorial Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, Seizi Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Center Shed, Boston University Tsai Performing Center and Concert Hall, NEC Jordan Hall, and Seoul Arts Concert Hall and Young San Art Hall, Hyundae-to Art Hall.
She had a world premiere of the harp concerto written for her by composer Ivana Lisak. Dr. Kim served as the head of the harp department, as well as a member of the piano faculty, at the Adagio Music Academy, Quincy Community Art School, assisted project STEP of the Boston Symphony Hall and the Musical Journey II as the education consultant. Currently, she is the harp department chair at the South Shore Conservatory,and the artistic director of the 2010 USA International Music Competition. She is teaching the undergraduate students at Harvard University since 2010.
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Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music
- Boston University alumni
- Ewha Womans University alumni
- South Korean expatriates in the United Kingdom
- South Korean expatriates in the United States
- South Korean harpists
- Yale University alumni
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