Daniel Kim

Daniel Kim has studied with Shmuel Ashkenasi, Desirée Ruhstrat, Yumi Scott, Yayoi Numazawa, Helen Kwalwasser, Choon-Jin Chang, Julian Meyer, and Alexander Kerr as his Associate Instructor at Indiana University during his graduate studies. During his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University, Kim won top prizes in the Northwestern University Concerto Competition, the Samuel and Elinor Thaviu Scholarship Competition, and the Dover Quartet Competition. He was also a laureate in the Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition and the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Kim has performed in masterclasses for Ida Kavafian, Kyoko Takezawa, Glenn Dicterow, and Frank Huang. His passion for chamber music has given him the opportunity to work closely with members of the Dover and Takács string quartets, as well as composer Jennifer Higdon. Kim has appeared as a featured performer on NPR’s From the Top and WFMT-Chicago, and he has made numerous solo appearances throughout the United States. Kim was a past fellow at the Music Academy of the West and is an alumnus of the Yellow Barn Music Festival's Young Artists Program.