Steinway Artist Byeol Kim has earned a reputation for her “ingeniously colorful imagination with stage charisma” (Agata Nowakowska), remarking “hushed performances as an operatic singer on the piano” (Cleveland Classical). She has appeared as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, Italy’s Teatro Civico, Brussels’ Place Eugène Flagey, Spain’s Petit Palau, and South Korea’s Mozart Hall. Since her U.S. debut with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, she has been a soloist with a variety of orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, Dallas Chamber Symphony, Rapides Symphony Orchestra, among others. In 2021, she received 3rd Prize, the Armchair Jury Prize, and the Female Composer Prize in the Cleveland International Piano Competition. Earning her Doctorate in 2022 from Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, Ms. Kim also holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. With a wealth of experience, Kim excels as a pedagogue, nurturing students to embrace music as the core of their lives. Dr. Byeol Kim now shares her expertise and passion with Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, where she serves as an Assistant Professor of Music. Byeol is a winner of the 2019 Astral Artists National Competition.
