"Deep Melodies That Move the Audience's Heart" Kim Jin-kyung's Return Cello Recital

7:30 PM on the 23rd at Yesul-ui Jeondang Recital Hall

Cellist Kim Jin-kyung will hold a homecoming recital in Korea. Photo by Join Classic

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] "I want to be a musician who moves people's hearts with deep sound and music."

Cellist Kim Jinkyung will hold a homecoming recital in Korea. On the 5th, the concert planning company Join Classic announced that Kim Jinkyung, a former principal cellist of Komische Oper, one of the three major opera orchestras in Berlin, will hold a recital on the 23rd at the Recital Hall of the Seoul Arts Center.

In this concert, Kim Jinkyung will perform Bach's Cello Suite No. 1, followed by Shostakovich's Cello Sonata, Brahms' Cello Sonata No. 1, and Rossini's Variations on the Theme of "Larmes." Pianist Jin Youngsun, who has maintained a relationship with her for nearly 20 years, will join her on stage.

Kim Jinkyung gained recognition in 2019 at the age of 27 when she was selected as a principal member of Komische Oper Berlin, one of the three major operas in Berlin. She went to Germany to study at the age of 14, attended the Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Music Gymnasium and the Berlin Hans Eisler Preparatory School, graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Berlin Hans Eisler School of Music, and completed her master's and Meisterklasse (Master & Meisterklasse) at the Dresden University of Music.

Jin Kyung Kim Cello Recital_Poster. Photo by Join Classic

Kim Jinkyung, who studied under Professors Kleif Carnarius, Emil Rovner, and cellist Norbert Anger, served as a member and guest member of the Staatskapelle Dresden Academy. Later, as a principal member of Komische Oper Berlin, she gained musical experience on the world stage performing with conductors Christian Thielemann, Alan Gilbert, and Semyon Bychkov.

She also showcased her musical abilities as a soloist through collaborations with the Southwest German Philharmonic Konstanz and the Katowice Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland. She honed her skills by participating in masterclasses with renowned international musicians such as Natalia Gutman, Truls Svane, Claudio Bohorquez, Peter Bruns, Stefan Fork, Markus Nikodisch, and Emil Rovner.

Kim Jinkyung has won first place in major domestic competitions such as the Music Journal Competition and Nanpa Music Competition, third place in the Baroque Competition and Daegu TBC Competition, and has been recognized internationally with first place in the German JugenMusiziert Competition, second place in the Polish Michala Spisaka International Competition, third place in the Spanish AustinAponte International Competition, and a special prize in the Dresden University of Music Chamber Music Competition.

After returning to Korea, she served as guest principal cellist for the Suwon City Symphony Orchestra, Cheonan City Symphony Orchestra, and Chungbuk Provincial Symphony Orchestra. She is dedicated to music through various stages such as the Pyeongchang Daegwallyeong International Music Festival, Tongyeong International Music Festival, Pohang International Music Festival, and Heyri International Music Festival.

Recently, she has been receiving favorable reviews for an online video project performing the entire Bach Cello Suites. Kim Jinkyung's recital, which promises various solo and chamber music performances, will be held on the 23rd at 7:30 PM at the Recital Hall of the Seoul Arts Center.

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