Hyemin Kim, D.M.A.
About Hyemin
Dr. Hyemin Kim serves as a faculty member in Collaborative Piano at Interlochen Arts Academy. Her expansive career is marked by a wide range of performance roles, seamlessly integrating her work as a recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber musician, artist collaborator, and pedagogue.
Kim has performed extensively across the U.S., Austria, and Korea, gracing highly regarded international stages such as the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and the Mozart Hall of the Wiener Konzerthaus. Beyond these landmark venues, her performances include appearances at Stiftung Mozarteum-Großer Saal, Youngsan Grace Hall, and numerous U.S. venues such as the Ramsdell Center for the Arts, Cole Concert Hall at SFA, and the Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit. This breadth of concertizing highlights her solo recitals and concerto appearances, featuring notably collaborations with the Philharmonische Solisten Bratislava, the Archi Chamber Orchestra, and the Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra.
Her artistry has been recognized with numerous accolades in international piano competitions. Remarkably, she received the Schubert Special Award at the Internationaler Wiener Pianisten Wettbewerb, alongside top prizes from the Concorso Internazionale d'Esecuzione Musicale "NUOVI TALENTI."
As a sought-after collaborator, Dr. Kim was invited as a pianist at the Styrian Chamber Music Festival. Furthermore, she is the Artistic Director for the Hyemin Kim's Concert Series, "Classical Voyage," presented by the Music House Museum. Her chamber music partners have included a roster of distinguished musicians, such as Principal players from the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, alongside faculty members from institutions including The Juilliard School and the Eastman School of Music.
Kim holds dual Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Piano Performance and Collaborative Piano from Michigan State University. Currently, Dr. Kim holds leadership position as the Chair of Representation and Advocacy at MMTA, and serves as a Piano Instructor at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.
B.M., Piano Performance – College of Music at Kookmin University, South Korea
M.M., Piano Performance - Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria
Postgraduate Diploma, Piano Performance - Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria
D.M.A., Piano Performance - College of Music at Michigan State University
D.M.A., Collaborative Piano – College of Music at Michigan State University