Ben Kim

The American pianist Ben Kim, whose piano playing is described by the Süddeutsche Zeitung as “downright euphoric, full of viltality,” is enjoying a growing reputation as an artist of unusual sensitivity and integrity. The 55th ARD International Music Competition in Munich, in which Ben Kim won first prize in 2006, marked the start of his international career, which has since led him to the world's most renowned concert stages such as Carnegie Hall, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, the Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Kennedy Center and the Concertgewouw in Amsterdam, with orchestras such as the Bavarian Radio Orchestra, the German Radio Philharmonic, Cologne and Munich Chamber orchestras and Leipzig, Baltimore, Hermitage State Saint Petersburg and Seoul Symphony Orchestras.