| Bomsori Kim | |
| Birth Date: | 1989 12, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Daegu, South Korea |
| Occupation: | Classical violinist |
| Label: | Warner Classics, Deutsche Grammophon |
Bomsori Kim (born December 13, 1989) is a South Korean classical violinist.[1] [2] She performs as a recitalist and as a soloist.
As a violinist, Bomsori has won prizes at ten international violin competitions, including the Tchaikovsky,[3] Queen Elisabeth,[4] ARD,[5] Sibelius,[6] Montreal,[7] Sendai,[8] Wieniawski,[9] Joachim,[10] China (Qingdao),[11] and Schoenfeld.[12] She has recorded for the major record labels such as Deutsche Grammophon[13] [14] and Warner Classics.[15]
Bomsori is the first Korean female violinist to sign an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon as a star violinist.[16] She currently plays on 1725 Guarneri del Gesù violin "ex-Moller" on loan through the generous efforts of Samsung Foundation of Korea and Stradivari Society.[17] She previously played on the 1774 J.B. Guadagnini Turin, on loan to her from Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation.[18]
Bomsori was born in Daegu, South Korea, on December 13, 1989. She first started playing the violin at the age of 5. She moved to Seoul to attend Yewon Arts School.
Bomsori earned a Bachelor's degree at Seoul National University, studied with Young Uck Kim, and obtained a Master’s degree and Artist Diploma at The Juilliard School under Sylvia Rosenberg and Ronald Copes as a full-scholarship recipient.
As a soloist, she has appeared at numerous venues worldwide, such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center David Geffen Hall, and Alice Tully Hall in New York, Musikverein Golden Hall in Vienna, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, Philharmonia Hall in St. Petersburg, Slovak Radio Concert Hall in Bratislava, Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Herkulessaal and Prinzregententheater in Munich, Berlin Philharmonic Hall and Konzerthaus in Berlin, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw, NOSPR Hall in Katowice, Rudolfinum and Smetana Hall in Prague, Tonhalle in Zürich, Opera City Hall and Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall.
Bomsori has performed with numerous orchestras, such as the New York Philharmonic, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, San Francisco Symphony, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, National Orchestra of Belgium, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Camerata Salzburg, and the Munich Chamber Orchestra amongst others.
Bomsori has appeared at numerous festivals, such as the Lucerne Festival,[19] Rheingau Musik Festival, Heidelberger Frühling,[20] Gstaad Festival, Dvořák Festival (Rudolfinum in Prague). In 2019, she was Artist-soloist-in-residence at Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra[21] and Artist-in-residence at Iserlohn Musik Festival in Germany.[22]
In 2017, Warner Classics released Bomsori’s debut album Wieniawski/Shostakovich with maestro Jacek Kaspszyk and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 2 and Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1. The BBC Music Magazine praised her playing as with "centred tone and a strong rhythmic thrust", and The Strad magazine opined "I can't remember when I last enjoyed this concerto so much." In 2018, the album was nominated for the Frederyk Music Award in the category Album of the Year – Orchestral Music.[23]
In 2019, Deutsche Grammophon released her second album Faure, Debussy, Szymanowski, Chopin with pianist Rafał Blechacz. The Gramophone Magazine praised her playing as "direct and ardent, with mahogany-hued lower registers contrasting with sweetly ringing, singing upper ones". In 2020, she won her first Frederyk Music Award for the Best Polish Album Abroad.[24]
In 2021, Bomsori released her debut album on Deutsche Grammophon, Violin on Stage, with conductor Giancarlo Guerrero and NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra.