Bomsori Kim (Korean: 김봄소리, born December 13, 1989) is a South Korean classical violinist.[4][5][6] She performs as a recitalist and as a soloist.
Bomsori Kim 김봄소리 | |
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.jpg) Bomsori in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 13, 1989 Daegu, South Korea |
| Occupation | Classical violinist |
| Labels | Warner Classics,[1] Deutsche Grammophon[2][3] |
| Website | www |
As a violinist, Bomsori has won prizes at ten international violin competitions, including the Tchaikovsky,[7] Queen Elisabeth,[8] ARD,[9] Sibelius,[10] Montreal,[11] Sendai,[12] Wieniawski,[13] Joachim,[14] China (Qingdao),[15] and Schoenfeld.[16] She has recorded for the major record labels such as Deutsche Grammophon[2][3] and Warner Classics.[1]
Bomsori is the first Korean female violinist to sign an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon as a star violinist.[17] She currently plays on 1725 Guarneri del Gesù violin "ex-Moller" on loan through the generous efforts of Samsung Foundation of Korea and Stradivari Society.[18] She previously played on the 1774 J.B. Guadagnini Turin, on loan to her from Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation.[19]
Early life and education
editBomsori was born in Daegu, South Korea, on December 13, 1989. She first started playing the violin at the age of 5. She moved to Seoul to attend Yewon Arts School.
Bomsori earned a Bachelor's degree at Seoul National University, studied with Young Uck Kim, and obtained a Master's degree and Artist Diploma at The Juilliard School under Sylvia Rosenberg and Ronald Copes as a full-scholarship recipient.[4]
Musical career
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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, 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 performed with numerous orchestras, such as the New York Philharmonic, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, San Francisco Symphony, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, National Orchestra of Belgium, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Camerata Salzburg, and the Munich Chamber Orchestra amongst others.[4][5]
Bomsori has appeared at numerous festivals, such as the Lucerne Festival,[20] Rheingau Musik Festival, Heidelberger Frühling,[21] Gstaad Festival, Dvořák Festival (Rudolfinum in Prague). In 2019, she was Artist-soloist-in-residence at Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra[22] and Artist-in-residence at Iserlohn Musik Festival in Germany.[23]
Discography
editIn 2017, Warner Classics released Bomsori's debut album Wieniawski/Shostakovich with maestro Jacek Kaspszyk and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 2 and Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1.[1] The BBC Music Magazine praised her playing as with "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 the Frederyk Music Award in the category Album of the Year – Orchestral Music.[24]
In 2019, Deutsche Grammophon released her second album Faure, Debussy, Szymanowski, Chopin with pianist Rafał Blechacz.[2] The Gramophone Magazine praised 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 the Best Polish Album Abroad.[25]
In 2021, Bomsori released her debut album on Deutsche Grammophon, Violin on Stage, with conductor Giancarlo Guerrero and NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra.[26]
Awards and recognitions
edit- 2010 – Sendai International Music Competition – Fourth Prize, Audience Prize[12]
- 2010 – International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition – Laureate[10]
- 2011 – China International Violin Competition (Qingdao) – First Prize, Classical Music Prize, "Lin Yaoji" Prize for Outstanding Artist[15]
- 2012 – International Joseph Joachim Violin Competition – Fifth Prize[14]
- 2013 – ARD International Music Competition Munich – Top Prize, Special Prize for the Commissioned Piece[9]
- 2013 – Sendai International Music Competition – Fifth Prize
- 2015 – Queen Elisabeth Competition – Laureate[8]
- 2015 – International Tchaikovsky Competition – Fifth Prize[7]
- 2016 – Montreal International Musical Competition – Second Prize, Radio Canada People's Choice Prize[11]
- 2016 – Schoenfeld International String Competition – Second Prize[16]
- 2016 – Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition – Second Prize, Critic's Prize, nine additional Special Prizes[13]
- 2018 – Today's Young Artist Award held by Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism[27]
- 2018 – The Album of the Year Orchestral Music (Nominated) – Frederyk Music Award[24]
- 2018 – Forbes Korea 30 under 30[28]
- 2019 – Young Artist Award held by Korean Music Association[29]
- 2020 – G.rium Artist Award held by SK Gas[30]
- 2020 – The Best Polish Album Abroad – Frederyk Music Award[25]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Wieniawski & Shostakovich: Bomsori Kim & Warsaw Philharmonic". Amazon. October 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Debussy, Faure, Szymanowski, Chopin – Rafal Blechacz/Bomsori Kim". Amazon. April 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Violin On Stage – Bomsori". Amazon. May 11, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Official Biography". Bomsori Kim. Liu Kotow International Management & Promotion. May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
- ^ a b "VC Artist, Bomsori Kim". The Violin Channel. May 13, 2020.
- ^ Manheim, James. Bomsori Kim, Biography at AllMusic
- ^ a b "TCH15 Prizewinners". Medici. June 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Bernadette Beyne (May 31, 2015). "Concours Reine Elisabeth : les resultats". Crescendo Magazine.
- ^ a b "Preistrager Violine des Internationalen Musikwettbewerbs der ARD" (PDF). ARD-Musikwettbewerb. October 26, 2016.
- ^ a b "Jean Sibelius Viulukilpailu Finals". November 25, 2015. Archived from the original on June 12, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "CMIM finalists" (PDF). Concours Musical International de Montréal. June 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "The 4th SIMC Violin Section". Secretariat of Sendai International Music Competition. June 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "Bomsori Kim (Korea) – 2nd Prize Winner of 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition (2016)". Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society. October 9, 2016. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "JJV Hannover Prize Winners". JJV Hannover. April 26, 2015. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ a b Liu Fang (October 27, 2011). "3rd China International Violin Competition,Qingdao". ChinaCulture.org.
- ^ a b "Alice Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition 2016 Announcement of the Award Winners" (PDF). Schoenfeld International Music Society. August 11, 2016.
- ^ Do Je-hae (February 25, 2021). "Star violinist joins Deutsche Grammophon". The Korea Times.
- ^ James Keller (May 26, 2022). "Rising star Bomsori Kim wows RBSO audience". Bangkok Post.
- ^ Jinho Shin (April 11, 2013). "The Kumho Cultural Foundation loans to Kim Bom-sori, a high-end musical instrument". Kyunghyang Shinmun.
- ^ "Bomsori Kim/Michail Lifits". Lucerne Festival. August 16, 2019. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Bomsori Kim & Rafał Blechacz". Heidelberger Frühling. September 21, 2018.
- ^ "Orchestra of Poznań Philharmonic". Filharmonia Poznańska. June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Bomsori Kim, 2019 Internationale Herbsttage für Musik". Stadt Iserlohn. July 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "Fryderyki 2018 Nominee" (PDF). Fryderyk 2018. March 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "FRYDERYK 2020, NOMINOWANI 2020". fryderyki.pl. February 3, 2020.
- ^ Kim, Bomsori; Guerrero, Giancarlo; Rot, Michael; Wieniawski, Henri; Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich; Waxman, Franz; Gluck, Christoph Willibald; Massenet, Jules; Saint-Saëns, Camille; NFM Filharmonia Wrocławska (2021), Bomsori : violin on stage (in no linguistic content), Berlin: Deutsche Grammophon, OCLC 1264219993
- ^ Junhyub Lee (October 17, 2018). "The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism-Announcement of Contributors to the Development of Culture and Arts 2018". Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
- ^ Jihyun Park (January 23, 2018). "Forbes Korea Power Leader 2030". Jmagazine.
- ^ Mijung Kim (January 21, 2020). "2019 Korean Music Award Nominee". JBNews.
- ^ Kwangho Song (April 14, 2020). "Violinist Bomsori Kim wins G.rium Artist Award". Yonhap News Agency.