Education
- DMA, University of Toronto
- MMus, Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University
- BMus, Glenn Gould School
Biography
Younggun Kim is a pianist known for his "blazing technical capacity and a lush sound supported by a natural phrasing sense" (Timothy Gilligan, New York Concert Review), who has performed across North America and Europe. His performances this season include appearances with Toronto Concert Orchestra and recital engagements in San Antonio, Vancouver, and Toronto.
The winner of various prizes including San Antonio International Competition, Concours International de Piano Francis Poulenc and Doctor of Musical Arts Recital Competition at the University of Toronto, he also received various prizes and scholarships from the Canada Council for the Arts, University of Toronto, Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Canadian Music Competition, Shean Competition, the Alice and Armen Matheson Graduate Scholarship, Anne Burrows Foundation and Winspear Fund. Most recently, Younggun was given the Tecumseh Sherman Rogers Graduating Award worth $25,000, which is the largest award that the University of Toronto Faculty of Music offers.
He has also been closely involved since 2011 with the Health Arts Society, providing classical music concerts to audiences who no longer can make it to concert halls. As an adjudicator in demand, Younggun has adjudicated Canadian Music Competition and Kiwanis Festival, among others. A Toronto-based Canadian citizen from South Korea, he finished his undergraduate degree at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music with Professor Marietta Orlov, Master’s Degree at Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University under the guidance of Professor Boris Slutsky and the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the University of Toronto with Professor Marietta Orlov. He is active as soloist, chamber musician, and adjudicator.