Hyeonji Kim

Biography supplied for the 2026 competition.

Hyeonji Kim is a violinist from South Korea, who made her debut with Gwangmyung Symphony Orchestra at age 9. Since she started playing violin at the age 5, she has won the first prize in numerous major national competitions including the Joongang Competition and Eumyeon Competition. She is also a recipient of honored awards including ‘Manfred-Grommek-Förderpreis’ from Kronberg Academy where she made a debut at Casals Forum. In 2023, she had been selected as a winner of Kumho Young Artists audition, and gave a recital in 2024. She was also selected as a winner of the Sejong Soloists Young Artist Chamber Series Audition and had the opportunity to perform with Chee-Yun. From 2025, Hyeonji has been participating in Emerson String Quartet Institute as a member of Prologue Quartet. Also, she has performed in several international festivals, including Music in Pyeongchang, Kneisel Hall, the LG Chamber Festival with Chamber Music Society in Lincoln Center and Cambridge International String Academy in London, and the Seoul Arts Center Summer Festival. Hyeonji earned her Bachelor’s degree at Seoul National University under Professor Young Uck Kim and Master’s degree at The Juilliard School under Joseph Lin. Currently, she is pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts at Stony Brook University under guidance of Arnaud Sussmann.