| David Kim | |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Carbondale, Illinois |
| Instrument: | violin |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Occupation: | violinist, concertmaster, pedagogue |
David Kim (born 24 May 1963)[1] is a violinist born in Carbondale, Illinois and was the only American to win a prize at the 1986 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, where he got sixth prize.[2] Since 1999, he has been the concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra.[3] He has played with the All-Star Orchestra[3] and performed with orchestras in Dallas, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, Korea, and Moscow.
Kim resides in a Philadelphia suburb with his wife and two daughters.[4] He also serves on the advisory board of the San Jose Youth Symphony.[5]
The instrument Kim uses is a 1757 J.B. Guadagnini made in Milan, Italy.[3] It is on loan from the Philadelphia Orchestra.[3]
Kim's studies of violin started at three.[3] He started studying with Dorothy DeLay at eight.[3] Kim studied at the Juilliard School and received his bachelor's and master's degrees.[3] He has been playing as concertmaster with the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1999.[3] He is also a soloist in The Philadelphia Orchestra as well as many other orchestras in the world.