Kyungmi Nam

Name:	Kyungmi Nam
Location:	New York City (NY) & Denver (CO) United States 10128
Contact:	www.kyungminam.com Email: kyungminam@gmail.com Phone: 845-596-3215 Send Kyungmi Nam a message

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Kyungmi Nam is a pianist whose artistry has been heard and celebrated internationally in solo, chamber music and concerti repertoire. Renowned for her luminous tonal resonance and the rich expressiveness of her interpretations, her playing has been praised by New York Concert Review for its “awareness of detail, clear sense of compositional structure, and a lively, vibrant sound with a wide palette of dynamics and colors,” reflecting a synthesis of intellectual rigor and refined musical artistry.

Since her New York debut recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 2005, Ms. Nam has appeared in major venues across the United States, Europe, and Asia, including Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, Steinway Hall, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Symphony Space and National Opera Center in New York, as well as Palazzo Fava in Bologna. Her performances have been supported by institutions such as Steinway & Sons, Yamaha Pianos, Manhattan School of Music, Korean Cultural Center New York, NYC Bar Association, Universal Arts Center in Seoul (Korea), National Music Festival in Caprarola (Italy), Hindemith Music Centre in Blonay (Switzerland), and San Colombano Museum – Tagliavini Collection in Bologna (Italy), reflecting broad international recognition of her career.

As an active concerto soloist, Ms. Nam has performed with Manhattan Chamber Orchestra and New York Sinfonietta, presenting repertoire including Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Schumann Piano Concerto, Mozart Piano Concerto K. 450, and Beethoven’s Triple Concerto alongside violinist Lucie Robert and cellist Cecilia Lee. Her collaborations with conductors such as Nathan Brock, Richard Auldon Clark, Silas Nathaniel Huff, Young Jae Yoo, and David Gilbert include the World Premiere of Henry Martin’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Manhattan Chamber Orchestra in 2007, underscoring her commitment to both core and contemporary concerti repertoire.
She has curated numerous concerts for Classical At Cornelia series in New York City, a boutique performance initiative that presented imaginatively curated and stylistically expansive classical music programs within an intimate, salon-style setting, creating immersive engagement between artists, repertoire, and audiences.

A dedicated advocate for new music, Ms. Nam has premiered numerous solo piano works and chamber music in close collaboration with composers including Douglas DaSilva, Marisol Gentile, David Reeves, and Craig Woodward, contributing to the expansion of the contemporary piano repertoire.

In 2024, she joined Killington Music Festival in Vermont, as Collaborative Pianist in Residence, where she appeared regularly in faculty recitals and chamber concerts and worked with guest artists across disciplines, emphasizing ensemble performance and artistic leadership.

Ms. Nam’s performance career began at age eleven with her orchestral debut in 1992 as soloist with Seoul Art Orchestra in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, laying foundation for her long-standing engagement with concerti literature and international concert engagements.

She holds both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Manhattan School of Music, where she also studied in the Precollege Division. Her artistic development has been enriched through extended study in early music and organ literature in Italy and through master classes with distinguished international artists. She is the recipient of prestigious awards including the Debussy Prize at the XXV Edition of IBLA Grand Prize International Competition (2006) and the Young Artist Piano Award from Artist International Presentations, Inc. (2005).

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Additional Specialisms:

Orchestral Playing, Solo Performance