Bomsori Kim


Bomsori Kim is a South Korean classical violinist. She is an internationally recognized violinist and currently performs concerts around the world as a recitalist and as a soloist with leading orchestras and conductors.
As a violinist, Bomsori has won prizes at ten international violin competitions, including the Tchaikovsky, Queen Elisabeth, ARD, Sibelius, Montreal, Sendai, Wieniawski, :de:Internationaler Joseph Joachim Violinwettbewerb, Hannover|Joachim, China, and Schoenfeld. She has recorded for the major record labels such as Deutsche Grammophon and Warner Classics. She currently plays on the 1774 J.B. Guadagnini Turin, generously on loan to her from Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation.

Early life and education

Bomsori was born in Daegu, South Korea, on December 13, 1989. She first held a violin at the age of 5. She moved to Seoul to attend :ko:예원학교|Yewon Arts School.
Bomsori earned Bachelor’s degree at Seoul National University, studied with :ko:김영욱_|Young Uck Kim, and obtained Master’s degree and Artist Diploma at The Juilliard School under Sylvia Rosenberg and Ronald Copes as a full-scholarship recipient.

Musical career

Bomsori is recognized by many of the world’s finest orchestras and the most eminent conductors. As a soloist, she has appeared at numerous venues worldwide, such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center David Geffen Hall, and Alice Tully Hall in New York, Musikverein Golden Hall in Vienna, :ru:Концертный зал имени П. И. Чайковского|Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, Philharmonia Hall in St. Petersburg, Slovak Radio Concert Hall in Bratislava, Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Herkulessaal and Prinzregententheater in Munich, Berlin Philharmonic Hall and Konzerthaus in Berlin, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw, NOSPR Hall in Katowice, Rudolfinum and Smetana Hall in Prague, Tonhalle in Zürich, Opera City Hall and Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall.
Bomsori has had performed with numerous leading orchestras, such as New York Philharmonic, Bayerischer Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, National Orchestra of Belgium, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie, amongst others.
Bomsori appeared at numerous prestigious festivals such as Lucerne Festival, Rheingau Musik Festival, :de:Heidelberger Frühling|Heidelberg Spring Music Festival, Gstaad Festival, :cs:Dvořákova Praha|Dvořák Festival, and etc. In 2019, she was Artist-soloist-in-residence at Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra and Artist-in-residence at Iserlohn Musik Festival in Germany.

Discography

In 2017, Warner Classics released Bomsori’s debut album :pl:Wieniawski_/_Shostakovich|Wieniawski / Shostakovich with maestro :pl:Jacek Kaspszyk|Jacek Kaspszyk and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1. The BBC Music Magazine praised her playing as “ centred tone and a strong rhythmic thrust,” and The Strad Magazine opined “I can’t remember when I last enjoyed this concerto so much.” In 2018, the album was nominated for Frederyk Music Award in the category :pl:Fryderyki_–_album_roku_muzyka_orkiestrowa|the Album of the Year Orchestral Music.
In 2019, Deutsche Grammophon released her second album :pl:Fauré,_Debussy,_Szymanowski,_Chopin|Faure, Debussy, Szymanowski, Chopin with pianist Rafał Blechacz. The Gramophone Magazine praises her playing as "direct and ardent, with mahogany-hued lower registers contrasting with sweetly ringing, singing upper ones." In 2020, she won her first Frederyk Music Award for :pl:Fryderyki_–_najlepszy_album_polski_za_granicą|the Best Polish Album Abroad.

Awards and recognition