Dami Kim Co-Winner Hannover

NEC Violinist Dami Kim is Co-Winner of the International Joseph Joachim Violin Competition Hannover

Student of Miriam Fried Awarded €50,000, Concerts, Naxos Recording, Use of Guadagnini Violin

South Korean violinist Dami Kim ’10, ’12 M.M. ’13 G.D. is one of the two first prize winners at  the 8th International Joseph Joachim Violin Competition Hannover in Germany.  A student of Miriam Fried at NEC, Kim was awarded a cash prize of €50,000, sponsored concerts in recital and with orchestra, a Naxos recording project, and the use for three years of an 18th Century Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin from Parma, Italy.  It was the first time the Hannover competition has awarded two first prizes—the other winner was Alexandra Conunova-Dumortier from Moldova. Both winners received the same prize package.

A native of Seoul, Kim triumphed after a nearly two-week competition that drew 35 contestants to perform in five different rounds. Kim’s winning appearance is her latest competition honor: In 2010, she won the top prize in the International Violin Competition Premio Paganini in Genoa, Italy, in 2011, she won First Prize in the 2011 Munetsugu Angel Violin International Competition in Japan, and earlier this year, she was a Laureate in the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Competition.

Inaugurated in 1989 by Krzysztof Wegrzyn, who still serves as Artistic Director and a member of the jury, the Hannover Competition is sponsored by the Stiftung Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony Foundation). It is designed to support the musical development of young artists on their journey towards an international career. It also seeks to highlight the cultural life and broaden the international reputation of Lower Saxony. The competition benefits from its partnerships with major musical institutions of Hannover including the Hannover University of Music, Drama and Media; the North German Broadcasting network and its Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; the State Opera House Hannover; and the Fritz Behrens Foundation which loans the Guadagnini violin to the prize winner.

To view a video of Dami Kim’s performance during the competition, click here:

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