David Kim (born 24 May 1963) is a violinist born in Carbondale, Illinois and was the only American to win a prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1986, where he got sixth prize.Winners & Prizes
Since 1999, he has been the concertmaster of the

Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the " Big Five" American orchestras, the orchestra is based at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, where it performs its subscription ...

. He has played with the All-Star Orchestra and performed with orchestras in Dallas, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, Korea, and Moscow. Kim resides in a Philadelphia suburb with his wife and two daughters. He also serves on the advisory board of the

San Jose Youth Symphony The San Jose Youth Symphony (SJYS) is a non-profit youth orchestra located in San Jose, California. SJYS was founded in 1951. It was originally part of the San Jose Symphony as the San Jose Symphony Youth Orchestra (SJSYO). However, in 2002, whe ...

. The instrument Kim uses is a 1757

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made in Milan, Italy. It is on loan from the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Career

Kim's studies of violin started at three. He started studying with

Dorothy DeLay Dorothy DeLay (March 31, 1917 – March 24, 2002) was an American violin instructor, primarily at the Juilliard School, Sarah Lawrence College, and the University of Cincinnati. Life Dorothy DeLay was born on March 31, 1917, in Medicine Lodg ...

at eight. Kim studied at the Juilliard School and received his bachelor's and master's degrees. He has been playing as concertmaster with the

since 1999. He is also a soloist in The Philadelphia Orchestra as well as many other orchestras in the world.

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