Kangwon Lee Kim Bio

Kangwon Lee Kim Bio

Kangwon Lee Kim is a versatile violinist with repertoire ranging from baroque to 21st century using both baroque and modern violins. She has given solo and chamber recitals throughout the U.S. and in Korea, Canada, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, and Norway. Dr. Kim has recorded for the Deutsche Harmonia Mundi and CRI labels, and live recordings of her performances have been heard on National Public Radio, WFLN in Philadelphia, and Wisconsin Public Radio. During the summers, she has appeared at Banff centre for the Arts, Aspen Music Festival, and at Token Creek Festival among others. She has performed with the Smithsonian Chamber Players and Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra and collaborated with world-renowned musicians including Menahem Pressler and Laurence Lesser.

Dr. Kim earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also holds degrees from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, and Temple University. Dr. Kim was assistant professor in violin and chamber music at Biola University from 2006 to 2008 and currently, Dr. Kim serves as the concertmaster of Madison Bach Musicians. During the summers, Dr. Kim teaches at Credo summer chamber music festival at Oberlin College.

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Kangwon Lee Kim is a versatile violinist with repertoire ranging from baroque to 21st century using both baroque and modern violins. She has given solo and chamber recitals throughout the U.S. and in Korea, Canada, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, and Norway. Dr. Kim has recorded for the Deutsche Harmonia Mundi and CRI labels, and live recordings of her performances have been heard on National Public Radio, WFLN in Philadelphia, and Wisconsin Public Radio. During the summers, she has appeared at Banff centre for the Arts, Aspen Music Festival, and at Token Creek Festival among others. She has performed with the Smithsonian Chamber Players and Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra and collaborated with world-renowned musicians including Menahem Pressler and Laurence Lesser.

Dr. Kim earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also holds degrees from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, and Temple University. Dr. Kim was assistant professor in violin and chamber music at Biola University from 2006 to 2008 and currently, Dr. Kim serves as the concertmaster of Madison Bach Musicians. During the summers, Dr. Kim teaches at Credo summer chamber music festival at Oberlin College.