Basic
First Name:
Eugene
Last Name:
Kim
Country:
UnitedStates
First Year:
1993
Last Year:
1995
Biography
About:
An avid chamber musician and solo recitalist, cellist Eugene Kim has given solo performances throughout Korea, England, Italy and his native United States, including such venues as Carnegie Recital Hall and Jordan Hall. His chamber music collaborations have included Raphael Hillyer, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Marc Johnson, Marcus Thompson, Gervase de Peyer and Mark O'Connor. Mr. Kim is the cellist of the Revere Piano Quartet. An active Boston-area performer, he has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as an extra player, the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, the Radius Ensemble, and has been guest principal cellist with the Boston Philharmonic, Boston Classical Orchestra, and the Pro Arte Chamber Ensemble. Formerly, he was the principal cellist of the Vermont Symphony. A devoted cello teacher, Mr. Kim received the 2019 Jean Stackhouse Award for Excellence in Teaching from the New England Conservatory Preparatory Division, where is a member of the cello faculty. In addition to teaching cello and chamber music at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr. Kim was formerly a faculty member at UMASS/Boston and guest faculty member at Brandeis University. During the summers, he was a member of the faculties of the Bosa Antica (Sardinia, Italy) International Music Festival, Foulger International Music Festival and Killington Music Festival. The students of Eugene Kim have been top prize-winners of several national competitions, including the Sphinx Competition, and performed as soloists with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops, as well as on the national radio show, From the Top. His cello students have gained acceptance to the major US conservatories, including the Juilliard School, New England Conservatory, the Eastman School of Music and the Peabody Institute of Music. As an arts administrator, Mr. Kim served as the Artistic Director of Project STEP, a string training organization devoted to developing Boston area African-American and Latino music students and as Executive Director of the Foulger International Music Festival. Mr. Kim received his A.B. magna cum laude with highest honors from Harvard University, and a master's degree from New England Conservatory. He has studied with cellists Laurence Lesser, Andres Diaz, Colin Carr, Carter Brey and Mihail Jojatu.
Current Primary Activity(ies):
Cello and chamber music faculty, NEC Preparatory Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cellist of Revere Piano Quartet. Extra player with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops Orchestra.
Education:
NEC
Degree:
MM
Other Teachers:
Andres Diaz, Carter Brey, Colin Carr, Mihail Jojatu