Biography

Born in 2007, Saehyun Kim is a South Korean pianist based in Boston, MA. In July 2023, he was awarded the First Prize, the Audience Prize, and the Junior Jury Prize in the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. Previous major accolades include first prize in the 2022 Morningside Music Bridge International Concerto Competition and the Gold Award in the 2024 National YoungArts; notably, he took second prize and was the youngest finalist at the International Tchaikovsky Online Piano Competition for Young Musicians. Over the past decade, Kim has performed at venues across the U.S., France, South Korea, and Japan, such as Jordan Hall, Salle Cortot, Seoul Arts Center, and Yamaha Hall Ginza, appearing as a soloist with the Canton Symphony, Sendai Philharmonic, Korean Symphony, and more. He is an alum of the Lang Lang Foundation Young Scholars Program and the summer piano festival hosted by the Theo and Petra LIEVEN International Piano Foundation. Kim graduated from Walnut Hill School for the Arts and the NEC Preparatory School, studying with HaeSun Paik. Currently, Kim is enrolled in the Harvard/NEC dual degree program, where he is simultaneously pursuing an A.B. at Harvard College and an M.M. at the New England Conservatory, studying in a joint studio of Dang Thai Son and HaeSun Paik.