Pianist Mihyun Kim maintains an active musical career as a soloist and chamber musician in the U.S., Europe, and her native South Korea. She has appeared in prestigious venues such as Kennedy Center, U.S. State Department, Hill Auditorium and Seoul Arts Center, among many others. Dr. Kim was invited to perform in the Guest Artist Series of Oberlin Conservatory and Eastman School of Music, and her highly acclaimed performance at Max M. Music Center led her to receive the Doreen Wessel Taylor Piano Award.

Dr. Kim has won awards in competitions including Washington International Young Artist Piano Competition, where in addition to the first prize, she was awarded a special prize for her exceptional musicality, and Bradshaw & Buono International Competition. Her performances have been broadcast on WQXR New York and Bloomfield County Public Television.

An avid chamber musician, Dr. Kim has appeared in various festivals around the world. She is a winner of the chamber music competition at Yale University and was selected as a distinguished accompanist of the year. Prior to moving to the Bay Area, she has served as a collaborative pianist at the University of Michigan where she also coached. Her most recent collaborations include appearances in the Covenant Presbyterian Church Chamber Music Series, Concert Series by Belvedere-Tiburon Land Marks Society, University of California-Santa Cruz and San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

In addition to her concert career, Dr. Kim is also a devoted teacher. She currently serves on the faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College. Previously, she taught undergraduate and graduate non-major and piano minor students at Yale University and the University of Michigan.

Mihyun Kim holds bachelor’s degree from Yonsei University with Academic Honors and scholarships. She obtained her Master of Music degree from Yale University and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from University of Michigan, both under full scholarships. Her teachers include Arthur Greene, Peter Frankl, and Kyung-Sook Lee. She has also received guidance from renowned artists such as Leon Fleisher, William Bolcom, Claude Frank, Ivan Moravec and Boris Slutsky.