HARAM KIM

Haram Kim started his violin study under the guidance of his instructor, Mr. Hae Yup Yang in Korea. During his time with Mr. Yang, Haram Kim won the first prizes in Korean national competitions: Music Jeonal, Kukmin Ilbo, Strad and Yejin. He also performed with the two major Korean national orchestras, Seongnam Philharmonic Orchestra and Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra. At the age of 13, Mr. Kim was accepted as a student of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2011 and currently attends the Bachelor music program of the Curtis Institute of Music under the guidance of Mr. Shmuel Ashkenasi and Ms. Ida Kavafian. During his academic program, Mr. Kim won the third prize at Harbin International Competition 2019 and has participated in a summer festival, Music from Angel Fire 2018 in New Mexico and the international competitions: ARD Munich, Isang Yun TIMF, George Enescu, and Joseph Joachim Hannover competition. Mr. Kim receives merit-based full tuition scholarships by the Tobe Amsterdam Annual Fellow.

PROGRAMME

FIRST ROUND

SESSION 1

J.S. BACH: Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
E. YSAŸE: Sonata No. 6, Op. 27

SESSION 2

L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1
F. KREISLER: Shepherd’s Madrigal
F. WAXMAN: Carmen Fantasie

SEMI-FINALS

F. POULENC: Sonata, FP. 119
KOH CHENG JIN: Before Daybreak
H. WIENIAWSKI: Fantasia on Themes from ‘Faust’, Op. 20

FINALS

W.A. MOZART: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478

GRAND FINAL

J. SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47