MIN KIM (Prof.) MIN KIM, the Violinist and Music Director of the Korean Chamber Orchestra. He is one of the leading concert violinists of South Korea and highly respected for his versatility as a soloist, chamber musician, educator and concert master. He was graduated from the Seoul National University. Later, he went to Germany as a student on a DAAD scholarship in 1969 at the Staatlische Hochschule für Musik in Hamburg under the guidance of W.Hanke and T.Brandis. He received prizes in many national violin competitions and has performed with orchestras such as: N.D.R Orchestra in Hamburg, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Köln Chamber Orchestra and many others. In 1979, he returned to Korea and was a concert master of the Korean Philharmonic Orchestra and the KBS Symphony Orchestra. Also, he took over the leadership of the Korean Chamber Orchestra and was appointed to the faculty at Seoul National University as Professor of Violin. Min Kim, lead the KCO on many, highly successful international tours. In his capacity as the music director and concertmaster, has built the Korean Chamber Orchestra into one of the most successful musical groups in South Korea. Among the recent highlights are the 1995 U.S.-Canada tour. In 1999 the European tours and debut concert in Salzburg, the UNESCO Peace Concert in Paris. During 2000-2009, they participated on a premiere concert as a Korean music group in the Berlin Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Naantali Festival(Finland), Rheingau Festival(Germany), Beethoven Festival(Poland), Mozart Festival(Estonia), Speyer Festival(Germany), etc. Until 2011, KCO is engaged to several famous festivals in Europe. He was a guest-professor of Hong Kong Academy and has been a member of the jury in such internationally famous competitions as Wieniawski competition, Tchaikovsky competition, Sendai competition in Japan, Leopold Mozart competition in Germany, Markneukirchen competition in Germany, China international competition in Qingdao, etc. In 2009, he is invited to Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussel, Wieniawski Competition for young violinists. Also His students have won prizes in numerous major international competitions over the world. He served as a dean of faculty for 6 years (2000-2006) in the college of Music at Seoul National University. Currently, he is a professor emeritus of Seoul National University and director of the Korean Chamber Orchestra and Seoul Isng Yun ensemble. Swiss Global art management Swiss Global art management