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BIOGRAPHY

Pianist Michael Kim has brought audiences to their feet with his outstanding technique and refined artistry. A gifted performer, he has been praised by The Globe and Mail for his “consistently high level of professionalism and musicality.”

Mr. Kim is the recipient of a multitude of awards, including the grand-prize of the Canadian Music Competition and the CBC National Radio Competition for Young Performers. He was also silver medallist at the Scottish International Competition in Glasgow and a prize winner in the Leeds and Ivo Pogorelich International Piano Competitions. An artistic scholar, Dr. Kim received his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from The Juilliard School, where he held the Vladimir Horowitz Piano Scholarship. Upon graduation, Michael quickly took a professorship at Lawrence University's Conservatory of Music in Appleton, WI.

Michael has toured extensively in North America, South America, the United Kingdom and Korea. As a concerto soloist, he has performed with the Boston and Cincinnati Pops, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, the symphonies of Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Oklahoma City, Orchestra London, the Florida Orchestra, and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, among others . Michael's touring history also includes highlights such as being invited to tour Peru with Orchestra Sinfonica de Trujillo and the UK with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony.

As a chamber musician, Michael has performed at the festivals of Brevard, Aspen, Banff, Huntsville, and Heifetz (Annapolis, MD) to name a few. He also frequently collaborates with his wife, pianist Kyungran Kim, in a special four hand - one piano program. This season will see Michael in concerto with the Saskatoon and Regina Symphony Orchestras. In addition, In he will tour throughout Ontario and British Columbia with the music-as-theatre production titled The Schumann Letters.

Michael can be heard on recordings for the Arktos, CRI, and Summit labels. He has recorded three compact discs for Orpheum Masters, featuring the Ballades of Grieg and Chopin, a live recital from Lawrence University, and works of Franz Liszt. Michael's performances are broadcast frequently on the radio networks of CBC, NPR, KBS, Chicago WFMT's Live From Studio One and both BBC Radio and Television.

In August 2008, Dr. Kim was appointed Dean of Brandon University's School of Music, in Brandon Manitoba.

(as of September 2012)

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REVIEWS

"Plays with the technical assurance and platform poise of a veteran of the concert circuit."

- THE TORONTO STAR

"It was incredibly exciting and exhilarating, and beautifully balanced."

- THE HERALD, Glasgow

"Kim was most effective and expressive, he has a big technique and a razor-sharp attack."

- THE BOSTON GLOBE

"Kim’s clear, crisp technique and ability to effortlessly ripple through the brilliant passage work stood him in good stead here, the concerto’s steely moments clearly etched and sharply outlined." [Prokofiev Second Concerto]

- THE CALGARY HERALD

"Kim’s solo passages presented a fascinating mixture of jauntiness and introspection. This impressive performance received a well-earned standing ovation from the enthusiastic audience."

- THE PRESS-GAZETTE, Green Bay

"There was a consistently high level of professionalism and musicality"

- THE GLOBE AND MAIL, Toronto

“Kim creates an exciting atmosphere with his dramatically propulsive style and fine sense of pacing.”

- THE WHOLENOTE Magazine

“Kim not so much stole the show as set the joint on fire with his electrifying performance... The standing ovation and audience cheers confirmed that this indeed had been one of those special once-a-season performances.” [Tchaikovsky Concerto]

- THE LEADER-POST, Regina

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PREFERRED CONCERTO LIST
2011-2013

Richard Adinsell   Warsaw Concerto
Bach   Concerto BWV 1056, BWV 1058, BWV 1052 & BWV 1055
Bartok   Concerto No. 1
Beethoven   All Concerti & The Choral Fantasy
Brahms   Concerto Nos. 1 & 2
Chopin   Concerto Nos. 1 & 2, Grande
Chopin   Polonaise & Andante Spinato
Debussy   Fantasie
Fauré   Ballade, Op. 19
Franck   Variations Symphoniques
Gershwin   Concerto in F major & Rhapsody in Blue
Grieg   Concerto
Haydn   Concerto in D, Hob XVIII/11
William Jordan   Concerto for Piano and Strings
Liszt   Concerto Nos. 1 & 2,
Liszt   Totentanz, Malediction
Mendelssohn   Concerto No. 1
Mozart   Concerto K. 271, K. 414, K. 466 & K. 467
Poulenc   Aubade for Piano and 18 Instruments
Prokofiev   Concerto Nos. 2 & 3
Rachmaninov   All Concerti & Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Ravel   Concerto in G major & Concerto for the Left Hand
Saint-Saens   Concerto No. 2 & Wedding Cake
Schumann   Concerto in a minor
Shostakovich   Concerto Nos. 1 & 2
Stravinsky   Concerto for Piano and Winds
Strauss   Burlesque
Tchaikovsky   Concerto No. 1

Recital repertoire available upon request
Master classes and workshops available
Other concerti available upon request

Ballads of Grieg and Chopin   Orpheum Masters KSP840
Live in Recital (works by Chopin, Stravinsky & Mussorgsky)   Orpheum Masters KSP850
Music of Franz Liszt   Orpheum Masters KSP880

LINKS

Brandon University School of Music
www.brandonu.ca/music

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