Kangwon Kim
Violin

Dr. Kangwon Kim earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also holds degrees from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, and Temple University.

Dr. Kim was featured in the Rising Young Artist Series at the Seoul Arts Center.  The recital was televised nationwide on Korean Cable Network. The following year, Ms. Kim was invited to perform at the St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City and at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.  Ms. Kim has given solo and chamber recitals throughout the U.S. and in Korea, Canada, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, and Norway. She has recorded for the Deutsche Harmonia Mundi and CRI labels, and live recordings of her performances have been heard on National Public Radio, WFLN in Philadelphia, and Wisconsin Public Radio.

Before joining the Biola faculty, Dr. Kim served on the music faculty at Ripon College.  While in Madison, she served as first violinist of the Galena String Quartet, the resident quartet of the Madison Symphony.  Ms. Kim has also performed with the Smithsonian Chamber Players, Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra, the Philadelphia Opera Company, Brandywine Baroque and Delaware Symphony.

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