Benny Kim (born 14 August 1962, Urbana, Illinois, USA[1]) is an American violinist of Korean ancestry. One of three sons of Hei Chu Kim and Hyung Ja Kim, his brother Eric Kim is a cellist.[2]
Kim's early teachers included Doris Preucil and Almita Vamos. He studied at the Juilliard School under Dorothy DeLay, and graduated in 1986 with bachelor's and master's degrees. In 1981, he was a prize-winner in the Saint Louis Symphony Young Artist Competition.[3] In 1983, he won the Young Concert Artists competition.[4]
^Vivien Schweitzer (29 April 2009). "New Performance Math: Trio + Quartet = Septet". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
^John Stege (20 August 2008). "Closing the Chamber Door: With Careful Subtlety to the End". Santa Fe Reporter. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
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Western Illinois University, page on Hei Chu and Hyung Ja Kim Piano Scholarship[permanent dead link]
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