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 ASIAN SUPER-SOLISTE IN THE ORCHESTRA'S 350-YEAR HISTORY. 

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PRAISED AS “A MASTER OF TONE” FOR HIS “EXTRAORDINARY COMMAND OF HIS INSTRUMENT” (NEW YORK CLASSICAL REVIEW) IN HIS DEBUT AT CARNEGIE HALL IN 2026, HE HAS BEEN RECOGNISED FOR HIS TALENT AS A SOLOIST. 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. HE IS SELECTED A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER’S BOWERS PROGRAM FROM 2027.

 

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 CLARINETTISTS. 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 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF SABINE MEYER. 

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