Music director and Conductor of the New York Wind Orchestra and the leader of innovative clarinet ensemble Quartet Piri, Mr. Hana Kim has earned high praise for his passionate and expressive musicianship and has established a reputation as a versatile clarinetist and conductor. He performs extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and his native Korea. He plays with such distinguished organizations as Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New York City Opera, Riverside Symphony, Jupiter Symphony, New World Symphony, KBS Symphony, and the International Sejong Soloists, and was invited as a fellow at Tanglewood Music Center, National Repertory Orchestra and International Conductor’s Workshop in Macon, Georgia.

 

Mr. Kim made his New York debut at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall as a winner of the Artists International Auditions and since then performed as recitalist in countless venues in the New York metropolitan area. Mr. Kim won many awards including first prize in the Dong-A Daily Newspaper Competition and KBS Young Artist Competition and received the Hugo Kortschak Award for outstanding achievement in chamber music from Manhattan School of Music where he earned a master’s degree. He also holds a bachelor’s degree from Seoul National University and a doctoral degree from SUNY at Stony Brook where he was an assistant conductor and concertmaster of the Stony Brook Wind Ensemble.

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Mr. Kim performed as soloist with the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra at Seoul Art Center’s IBK Hall to a packed audience, and was also well received in a recital given as Duo Music Korea artist for the company’s 20th anniversary at Perigee Hall. In January 2015, Mr. Kim was invited by Buffet Crampon of China to give a masterclass and recital in Shanghai. Mr. Kim’s teaching experiences include clarinet faculty and conductor at Music Seminar in Kitakaruizawa, Japan, Summer Clarinet Seminar in Korea, faculty at Mozart Concert Academy in Saarburg, Germany, the Korean Clarinet Festival, and visiting professor at Montclair State University, Queens College at CUNY, Purchase College at SUNY, and the Juilliard pre-college division.