Dr. Hyemin Kim is a versatile performing artist and esteemed educator who serves as a faculty member in Collaborative Piano at Interlochen Arts Academy. Her career spans multiple roles, including soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, collaborator, and educator, showcasing her breadth and depth in the world of classical music.

As a featured soloist, Kim has performed with several orchestras, including the Philharmonische Solisten Bratislava (Mozart Hall, Wiener Konzerthaus, Austria), Archi Chamber Orchestra (Sungsan Art Hall, South Korea), and Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra (Corson Auditorium,Interlochen, MI). She has also performed extensively across the U.S., Austria, and Korea, appearing at the Youngsan Grace Hall, Daejeon Culture and Art Foundation (Korea); Bad Goisern Landesmusikschule, Panmusica Austria, Landesverband Steiermark, Grazer Landesmuseum (Austria); the American Protégé Foundation (Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall), Music House Museum, The Alluvion, Ramsdell Center for the Arts, and Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit (U.S.). Kim has been recognized with numerous accolades in international piano competitions, including the Internationaler Wiener Pianisten-Wettbewerb, where she received a Schubert Special Award; the Vienna Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition; the Concorso Internazionale d’Esecuzione Musicale “NUOVI TALENTI” – Città di Spinea; the Tadini International Music Competition; the Concorso Internazionale – Città di Ischia; Fanny Mendelssohn International Competition; Franz Liszt Center Piano Competition, and American Protégé International Competition.

As an active chamber musician, Kim has become a sought after collaborator. She was invited as a pianist at the Styrian Chamber Music Festival (Graz, Austria), and has been running Hyemin Kim’s Concert Series, “Classical Voyage,” as the artistic director, fully sponsored by the Music House Museum (Williamsburg, MI). Her chamber music partners have included: Justin Benavidez (Associate Professor of Tuba/Euphonium, Eastman School of Music), Alan Bear (Principal Tuba, New York Philharmonic; Faculty, The Juilliard School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, and Rutgers University), Ethan Bensdorf (Trumpet, New York Philharmonic; Faculty, Manhattan School of Music), Hannah Hammel Maser (Principal Flute, Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Faculty, Cleveland Institute of Music), Sharon Sparrow (Assistant Principal Flute, Detroit Symphony Orchestra), Timothy Day (retired, Principal Flute, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra), William Purvis (Professor Horn, Yale School of Music), Jarrett McCourt (Principal Tuba, Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra; Assistant Professor of Tuba/Euphonium, University of Missouri – Kansas City), Christina Jennings (Associate Professor of Flute, University of Colorado Boulder), Yung-Chiao Wei (Professor of Double Bass, Louisiana State University), Keith Bunke (Principal Bassoon, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Faculty, DePaul University), and more.

Dr. Hyemin Kim holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance, as well as her second Doctorate in Collaborative Piano from Michigan State University; a Master of Music and Postgraduate Diploma from Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria; and a Bachelor of Music from Kookmin University, South Korea. While completing her double Doctorates at MSU, Kim served as a Piano Instructor at Flint Institute of Music and as a Chief Mentor at the Celebrating the Spectrum Piano Festival from Michigan State. Currently, Dr. Kim serves as the Chair of Representation and Advocacy at MMTA (Michigan Music Teachers Association), a committee member in Inclusive Teaching at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025, and a Piano Instructor at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.