Hannah Chaewon Kim

Born in Seoul, South Korea, violinist Hannah Chaewon Kim performs across the United States, Korea, and Europe as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader.

Her performance highlights include appearances at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Lincoln Center’s Bruno Walter Auditorium, the Berliner Philharmonie, Seoul Arts Center, Lotte Concert Hall, Perigee Hall, and Jordan Hall. She has appeared as a featured soloist with the Prime Philharmonic, Seoul Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, and Seoul Soloists Cello Ensemble, and has served as concertmaster of the New England Conservatory (NEC) Philharmonia.

A dedicated chamber musician, Kim has performed in the First Monday Series, NEC Honors Ensemble, NEC Connections Series, and Woodlawn Ensemble. Her collaborators include Colin Carr, Michael Kannen, Hye-Jin Kim, Kirsten Docter, Max Levinson, Misha Amory, and members of leading string quartets.

She has participated in the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, Perlman Music Program, Taos School of Music, Yellow Barn, Music@Menlo, Heifetz Institute, PLZ Festival in the Korean DMZ, Sejong International Music Festival, and Interclassic Music Academy in Berlin.

Kim has won first prizes at the East Coast International Competition, Manhattan International Music Competition, New York Artists International Competition, and SAC International Music Competition, among others. A recipient of the NEC Dean’s Scholarship and Presidential Distinction Award, she has also been featured several times in The Strad Korea.

Kim earned her Bachelor of Music (2020), Master of Music (2022), and Graduate Diploma (2024) at the New England Conservatory, where she will begin the Doctor of Musical Arts program. Her nearly decade-long association with NEC includes studies with Soovin Kim and Donald Weilerstein. Before coming to the United States, she studied with Kyungsun Lee and Seyoung Lee.