Euntaek Kim

Euntaek Kim () (b. September 5, 1987) is a Korean pianist and conductor who currently lives in the United States.
Early years
Euntaek Kim was born in Incheon, South Korea and started playing the violin at three. At age four he switched to piano, and at age eleven, he entered the pre-college division of Korean National University of Arts in Seoul. In 2001, He moved to New York to study with Yin Chengzong and with Jerome Lowenthal at Juilliard School’s pre-college division with a full scholarship.
Performing career
Euntaek Kim's pursuit of the instrument has brought him several solo appearances with many orchestras, including Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, KNUA Chamber Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic and Louisville Youth Orchestra. He has given recitals and chamber music concerts in numerous venues including the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Kumho Art Hall, Steinway Hall and Benedict Music Tent at the Aspen Music Festival and School with the flutist Bonita Boyd and the violist Phillip Ying, a member of the Ying Quartet. In 2005, Euntaek Kim was selected as the artist to perform the inaugural concert with the Louisville Youth Orchestra and the Louisville Youth Choir of the First Gheens Great Expectations Series at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts . As a part of the Gheens Great Expectations project, Euntaek Kim is also the main feature of a nationwide television broadcast on PBS produced by Kentucky Educational Television (KET), which include his performances, interviews, and community residency events. Also in August 2008, Euntaek Kim is invited to perform at 2008 Summergarden Contemporary Music Series hosted by Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). In March 2009, He was featured in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York with Jerome Lowenthal.
An ambitious enthusiast of music written after 1970, Euntaek Kim is currently in his Master's degree at Juilliard School.
Recognition
Euntaek Kim has won numerous international prizes, including the second prize of 2001 Oberlin International Competition and the second prize of 2002 International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians. Euntaek Kim has also recently participated in the renowned 2007 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels, Belgium.

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