Wonmi Kim, piano
Saturday, April 12, 2024 | 7:30PM
Decker Theatre - Gibson Center for the Arts
Wonmi Kim began her first piano lessons at the age of 4. In that same year she began her performing career and appeared on a South Korean national TV broadcast, and went on to debut with the 'Seoul Chamber Orchestra' in '68, performing a Mozart concerto, and a Bach concerto in '69. The following year she performed the 1st piano concerto by Beethoven with the National Symphony Orchestra. A graduate from The Curtis Institute of Music', where she studied with Jorge Bolet, Kim went on to become the Winner of the 3rd 'International Liszt Competition' in Parma, Italy in 1986, and a prize winner of the 'International Busoni Competition' in 1988.
Wonmi Kim resides in Italy and appears in the major music festivals and concert series, including Asolo, Bordeaux, Hitzakker (Hamburg), Geneve, Lausanne, Menuhin School, Monte Carlo, Nice, Spoleto, and Wigmore Hall (London). She has also been an active chamber musician performing with musicians of the 'Moscow Virtuosi', Curtis String players and other world renowned musicians. Among major concert stages throughout the world in which she appeared as a soloist (excluding her native country) include: Academy House (Philadelphia), Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.), The RAI Auditoriums in Torino and Napoli, TCbologna in Italy, and Musis Sacrum (Holland). Her performances have been broadcasted on CBS, NHK, DDR, Dutch Radio, KBS, and Chinese Radio.
TICKETS:
- Individual tickets are $20 (adults)
- $15 (non-WC College Students / Seniors 65 and over / WC Faculty and Staff).
- WAC students and Youth 18 and under are free
** Tickets can also be purchased at the door with cash, check or credit card.
CONTACT:
concertseries@washcoll.edu | washcoll.edu/concert
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April 12, 2025 | 7:30 PM Wonmi, Kim (piano)
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