HAN KIM

APPOINTED BY MAESTRO GUSTAVO DUDAMEL IN 2023, HAN KIM IS THE PRINCIPAL CLARINETTIST OF OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS, WORKING AS THE FIRST AND ONLY ASIN SUPER-SOLISTE IN THE ORCHESTRA'S 350-YEAR HISTORY. 

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PRAISED BY THE MEDIA CRITICS AS "CLARINET PRODIGY - SEUNG-HOON JEON (DONG-A ILBO)." HE HAS BEEN RECOGNISED FOR HIS TALENT AS A SOLOIST SINCE HIS DEBUT AT THE AGE OF 11. HAN HAS PERFORMED WITH LEADING ORCHESTRAS SUCH AS THE LA AND SEOUL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND SWR, FINNISH RADIO AND KBS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, UNDER THE BATON OF RENOWNED MAESTROS SUCH AS MAREK JANOWSKI, MANFRED HONECK AND HANNU LINTU.

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AS AN ENTHUSIASTIC CHAMBER MUSICIAN, HAN PERFORMED AT FESTIVALS SUCH AS THE HEIDELBERG SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL, THE PABLO CASALS FESTIVAL AND TONGYEONG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL, COLLABORATING WITH ARTISTS SUCH SEONG-JIN CHO, IGOR LEVIT AND ARTO NORAS.

 

HAN CONSISTENTLY COLLABORATES WITH CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS AND ATTEMPTS TO ENLARGE THE REPERTOIRE OF THE INSTRUMENT. HIS HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE WEST-COAST PREMIERE OF UNSUK CHIN'S CLARINET CONCERTO AND THE PERFORMANCE OF BRETT DEAN'S CLARINET CONCERTO 'ARIEL'S MUSIC.'.

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WINNER OF THE 2ND PRIZE, HENLE-URTEXT PRIZE AND THE AUDIENCE AWARD AT THE 68TH MUNICH ARD INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION IN 2019, HAN PROVED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING NEXT-GENERATION CLARINETISTS. IN 2021, HE WAS SELECTED AS THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT KUMHO ART HALL AS THE FIRST WIND INSTRUMENT PLAYER.

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HAN KIM COMPLETED HIS STUDIES WITH HONOURS AT THE MUSIKHOCHSCHULE LÜBECK UNER THE GUIDANCE OF SABINE MEYER. 

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