Guest Artist

Yerin Kim, piano

Praised by the International Piano Magazine as “pianist of beautiful finesse and golden tone”, and “powerful and engaging, poetic and expressive with some truly original interpretive insights, all performed with a great technique” by Phoenix Classical, pianist Yerin Kim has given concerts in various festivals and recitals in major venues internationally, including The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Carnegie Hall in New York, and Place Flagey in Brussels. Her solo debut album "First and Last Words" can be heard on Sheva Label and her duo album “The Sound and the Fury” with violinist Brendan Shea by the Blue Griffin records. Her duo is managed by the Parker Artist Management and has been praised by the String Magazine as “music overall comes across as more than merely notes, more like real life” ,  “...creates a rich and intimate atmosphere, as they navigate the thrills and spills” by the BBC Music Magazine, and Calgary Herald as  “lively, ebullient, and spikily accentuated performance”. Kim is also passionate about outreach and education and she is the founder and director of Sensory Friendly Music and Autism Concert Series, Co-artistic Director of Chamber Music in the Bend, as well as Pianofest at CWU and Music & Autism concert series.

Kim moved to the Pacific North West in 2020 when she joined the Central Washington University as their new Piano Professor. She currently is the head of the Keyboard area and directs CWU’s piano performance, piano pedagogy, and collaborative piano programs. Prior to CWU, she taught at University of Notre Dame as Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor and has taught at pre-college programs at Indiana University Bloomington and Stony Brook University. Kim holds a Double Degree in Piano Performance and Psychology from Oberlin college, a MM from Indiana University Bloomington, and DMA from Stony Brook University.