Division: Expanded Education

Department: Piano; Prep Ensembles

Instrument: Piano

Praised by Alicia de Larrocha and Paul Badura-Skoda for her impeccable technique and artist playing, Korean pianist Jayoung Kim has established herself as a soloist, chamber musician and collaborative pianist in Asia, Europe and North America. She has participated in festivals such as Aurora, L’Academie de Lausanne de Musique, Banff and IMS Prussia She has performed with Laurence Lesser, Lucy Chapman, Hagai Shaham, Dmitri Murrath, James Buswell, Jakob Koranyi, Lynn Chang among others. Her live concerts were broadcasted by Espace-2 (Switzerland) and CBC (Canada). She also appeared and performed live on the star classical music radio programs, NPO Opium Op4 and Spiegelzaal in the Netherlands. Currently she is the director of the Wellesley Chamber Players, and is teaching piano and chamber music at Dana Hall School of Music and NEC’s Preparatory School.