Sarah Kim, D.M.A.

About

Violinist Sarah Kim began her musical studies at the age of three and has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. As a resident artist at the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music from 2008 2013, Sarah performed internationally with the Apple Hill String Quartet, directed summer chamber music sessions, and taught master classes in universities such as UCLA, Colby College, Boston Conservatory, University of New Mexico, and the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Through Apple Hill's innovative Playing for Peace program, Sarah has performed and taught chamber music workshops in major conflict areas of the world, including Israel/Palestine, Cyprus, and Ireland. From 2017-2023, Sarah was a Resident Musician with Community MusicWorks, a nationally recognized community-based music performance and education program. In addition to her work at CMW, Sarah taught violin at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, and from 2022-2023, Sarah taught violin and chamber music as a Teaching Associate at Brown University.

Sarah has received degrees from Indiana University, Yale School of Music, and Stony Brook University, where her principal teachers were Josef Gingold, Miriam Fried, Peter Oundjian, Pamela Frank, and Phil Setzer. Her chamber music coaches have included members of the Takács, Tokyo, Emerson, Mendelssohn, and Vermeer Quartets. She has performed in numerous summer chamber music festivals including Yellow Barn, Taos School of Music, and the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. 

Degrees

D.M.A., Stony Brook University

M.M., Yale School of Music

B.M., Indiana University

Courses Taught

MUSC 280P: Applied Music: Viola

MUSC 280L: Applied Music: Violin

MUSC 380P: Advanced Viola

MUSC 380L: Advanced Violin