2025 Guest Artists
Clara Kim, Violin
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—- Midori’s Orchestra Residencies Program, Director
—- Interlochen Violin Intensive, Faculty
Adventure and collaboration are at the heart of violinist Clara Kim’s multi-faceted career as new music performer, chamber music artist, and educator.
By commissioning, premiering, and championing the works of living composers, Clara has quickly established herself at the forefront of her generation in the interpretation of contemporary music. She has collaborated with some of today’s most imaginative musical voices such as Christopher Cerrone, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Andrew Norman, Juri Seo, and Chris Theofanidis, and continues to actively premiere works through her solo and chamber music projects. Towards her commissioning efforts, Clara has received support from Chamber Music America, The Koussevitzky Foundation, New Music USA, Concert Artists Guild, and Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts.
As a performer, Clara loves connecting with audiences, people, and communities across the world. Her significant engagements include performances at Carnegie Hall, Jordan Hall, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. Clara is a recipient of the St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award and a first prize winner of the Cremona Solo Violin Competition, in addition to a first prize winner at the MPrize Chamber Arts and Concert Artists Guild Competitions as a member of the Argus Quartet. She regularly performs and leads in ensembles such as A Far Cry and American Composers Orchestra, and is a founding member of the duo 48 St. Stephen.
Also dedicated to community engagement, Clara directs Midori’s Orchestra Residencies Program, where she coaches and performs alongside violinist Midori. During the summers, she spends her time teaching at Atlantic Music Festival, Interlochen Violin Institute, Greenwood Music Camp, and Pacific Music Institute.
Clara holds diplomas from Tufts University, New England Conservatory, Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, The Juilliard School, and a doctoral degree from University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music.
