Kim Min Ji

Winner of 2003 Astral Artistic Services National Audition, Ms. Min Ji Kim began the cello at the young age of 6 at the age of 17, she entered the Korean National University of Arts as a young prodigy.Upon her completion of the undergraduate degree, Ms.Kim went on to her next step in her music studies by attending New England Conservatory in Boston. There, under full scholarship, she earned her Artist Diploma and Graduate Diploma. In2005, Ms.Kim received Professional Performance degree from Toulouse Conservatoirein Paris with the aid from the Frank Huntington Beebe Fellowship.Ms. Kim has received first prize in many of Korean national competitions, such as Dong-Ah Newspaper, Joong-Ang Newspaper, Han-Kook Newspaper, and Cho-sun Newspaper Music Competitions, grand prix at the Nan-Pa Music competition, a grand prix at the Seoul Youth Music Competition by KBS, and also a first prize at the Korean International Music Foundation Competition in Los Angeles, U.S.A.Ms. Kim was the only Korean to be invited to perform and to receive scholarship from the Emanuel Feuermann international cello competition inBerlin, Germany, took 2nd place at the Premio Arturo Bonucci International cello competition in Italy, 3rd place at the Adaminter national cello competition in New Zealand, and grand prix at the Hudson Valley String Competition in New York, New England conservatory String Competition, and HAMS International cello competition.She also eceived first prize and the special award for commissioned work for Irving MKlein international string competition in San Francisco, and a semi-final is tat the Rostropovich cello competition in France, Pablo Casals cello competition in Germany, Paulo cello competition in Finland, and Naumberg competition in NewYork. Ms.Kim had performed with many orchestras around the world including various symphony orchestras from Korea such as KBS Symphony, Suwon Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic, Incheon Philharmonic, and Seoul Academy symphony. Ms.Kim had performed with many orchestras around the world including various symphony orchestras from Korea such as KBS Symphony, Suwon Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic, Incheon Philharmonic, and Seoul Academy symphony.