Seung-ah Kim

Seung-ah Kim started playing violin at the age of 5 in South Korea. She entered Ewha Womans University as the top pick of all graduating class of the Music College, earning her a full scholarship. After graduating, she studied violin performance and pedagogy at Northwestern University in Chicago with full scholarship and received her master’s degree. She got her second master’s degree in music education at Konkuk University.

Seung-ah was awarded the Anna Lockwood Award along with various competition awards. She has appeared in master classes of world’s renowned artists such as Berliner Philharmoniker string quartet, and she played as a guest player in professional orchestras. She has performed around the world, including U.S, South Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Cambodia and Uganda, from prisons to grand concert halls, as a soloist and chamber musician.

Seung-ah loves to share the joy of music through her performance, teaching jobs, and volunteer work. Her work is based in the Greater Cincinnati area, but she can also be found on tours.