Honggi Kim

South Korean pianist Honggi Kim studied with Professor Chong-pil Lim and Eun-jung Shon at the Korea National University of Arts in Seoul. He continued his studies with Professor Arnulf von Arnim and Professor Antti Siirala at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Munich. Honggi has been awarded prizes at numerous major international piano competitions, including Third Prize at the 6th China International Piano Competition (2013), First Prize and Special Prize at the ISANGYUN Competition (2013), Third Prize in Concours de Genève International Music Festival (2014), First Prize at the International Piano Competition Prize Jaén (2018), and First Prize at the 5th Hong Kong International Piano Competition (2019). He has presented many solo recitals in Germany and around Europe including at the 54th Cervo Music Festival in Italy, and the 28th Amfiteatrof Music Festival in Levanto, Italy. In 2016, he had an extensive concert tour in Asia including China, Japan, Singapore, and Korea. As a soloist, he has given concerts with the Orchester de la Suisse Romande, the Münchner Kammerorchester, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Musikkollegium Winterthur, the Orchester Le Phénix, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Macau Orchestra and the Korean Symphony Orchestra.