Praised as “a rare virtuoso of the flute” by Libération, Sooyun Kim has established herself as one of the rare flute soloists on the classical music scene. Since her concerto debut with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, she has enjoyed a flourishing career performing with orchestras, including the Bavarian Radio Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, Munich Chamber Orchestra, and Boston Pops. She has been presented in recital in Budapest’s Liszt Hall, the Kennedy Center, Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, and Kobe’s Bunka Hall. Her European debut recital at the Louvre was streamed live on medici.tv. A winner of the Georg Solti Foundation Career Grant, she has received numerous international awards and prizes including the third prize at the Munich ARD International Flute Competition. She makes frequent appearances at music festivals like the Music@Menlo, Spoleto USA, Yellow Barn, Rockport, Olympic, Charlottesville, Ravinia, and Tanglewood festivals. Her special interest in interdisciplinary art has led her to collaborate with many artists, dancers, and museums around the world such as Sol Lewitt, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Glassmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark. An Artist Member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, she studied at the New England Conservatory under the tutelage of Paula Robison. In addition, she studied baroque dance with Melinda Sullivan. She teaches summer courses at Orford Musique and is currently Assistant Professor of Flute at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Kim plays a rare 18-carat gold flute specially made for her by Verne Q. Powell Flutes.