Youn-hee Kim, returning to Van Vleck as a much-admired pianist, is on the piano faculty at both
Montclair State University’s John J. Cali School of Music and the university’s Extension Division.

Born in Seoul, South Korea, and immigrating to the U.S. in 1998, Dr. Kim has garnered numerous accolades, including first prize at the 2000 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, third prize at the Carmel International Piano Competition, and two-time grand prizes in the Music Associates Performance Award Competition in California. She was also the inaugural recipient of the Alicia de Larrocha Scholarship.In South Korea, she won first prize in the National Music Competition and third prize in the Samik Concours. Her performances have taken her to international stages, both as a soloist and with orchestras such as the New York Symphony Orchestra, the International Chamber Ensemble of Roma, L’Orchestra di Perugia in Italy, the Muenster Orchestra in Germany, and the Gangnam Symphony and Incheon Symphony Orchestra in South Korea.

Dr. Kim holds degrees from California State University Fullerton, the Manhattan School of Music, and Stony Brook University (SUNY), where she studied on full-tuition scholarships.

Register are strongly suggested at the link below. Seats are usually available just before the start of the concert when registrants do not attend or cancel their reservations.

The concert is free but a donation of $10 is suggested to support the Second Sunday Series.