AWARDS: Third Prize, Armchair Jury Prize, Female Composer Prize
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Byeol Kim, an Astral Pianist, is rapidly earning a reputation for her interpretations, which “impress with energy and freshness” (The Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy). She has performed around the world, including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Teatro Civico in Italy, and Petit Palau Hall in Spain. Byeol has appeared as a soloist with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Ignacy Jan Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic, Dallas Chamber Symphony, and many others. Byeol is the First Prize Winner of the Dallas International Piano Competition and the Rochester Philharmonic Concerto Competition, Second Prize Winner of the Washington International Competition and Louisiana International Piano Competition, and a recipient of special prizes at the San Antonio International Competition, New Orleans International Competition, and the Paderewski International Piano Competition. Byeol also was Third Prize and Audience Prize Winner in Piano Cleveland’s Virtu(al)oso, Global Competition for Artist Relief in 2020. Byeol is a sought-after chamber music artist and has received invitations to perform with Cho–Liang Lin. She also performed chamber music and vocal music in the summer of 2018 at the La Jolla Music Society’s Summerfest. Byeol holds a Master of Music from the Eastman School of Music, where she studied with Enrico Elisi. She received an Artist Diploma from Glenn Gould School with Marietta Orlov and from Rice University under Jon Kimura Parker. Kim is currently pursuing her Doctorate degree at Northwestern University with James Giles.