Hye-Jin Kim Set for Pepperdine Recital Series at Raitt Recital Hall, 11/9

The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts 2014-2015 Recital Series continues with a special performance by the Winner of the 2009 Concert Artists Guild Competition, violinist Hye-Jin Kim in Raitt Recital Hall at Pepperdine University at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 9.

Tickets, priced starting at $22 for the public and $10 for full-time Pepperdine students, are available now by calling (310) 506-4522 or online at http://arts.pepperdine.edu/. More information: http://hyejinkim.com/

The program will include Mozart's Sonata No. 32 in B-flat Major, K. 454; Ravel's Sonata No. 2 (1923-1927); Ned Rorem's Selections from Night Music (1972); and Camille Saint-Saëns' Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75.

Violinist Hye-Jin Kim, winner of the 2009 Concert Artists Guild Competition, has been lauded by The Strad for her "...heart-stopping, unrivalled beauty...well-thought out, yet of the moment." Ms. Kim crafts extraordinary programs often reflecting her interests in Art and Literature which, paired with her rare sensitivity and intellect, set her apart in today's music scene. This remarkable artistry brought her to international prominence early in her career when she was awarded First Prize at the Yehudi Menuhin Competition at the age of nineteen.

Hye-Jin Kim's debut CD, From The Homeland, was released in spring 2014 on CAG Records to much acclaim: "Kim's playing is superb - warm, polished, expressive...this program gives you a particularly rewarding hour of enjoyment" (American Record Guide). The disc features music by Debussy, Sibelius, Smetana, and Janacek in a collaboration with pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute.

Ms. Kim has performed in major orchestras and venues around the world, including as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra led by Christoph Eschenbach and the New Jersey Symphony with Gerard Schwarz, as well as with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Pan Asia Symphony (Hong Kong), and Hannover Chamber Orchestra, with which she played Mozart's A Major Concerto at age 12. She has appeared at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, Kimmel Center Verizon Hall, the Kravis Center, Salzburg's Mirabel Schloss, and St. John's Smith Square and Wigmore Hall in London. At the invitation of Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, she performed at the U.N. Headquarters in both Geneva and New York. Ms. Kim has also served as a cultural representative for Korea in Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan through concert and outreach engagements.

Along with Pepperdine University, 2014-15 recitals include those at Merkin Concert Hall in NYC and a special collaboration with Brazilian guitarist João Luiz at the Omni Foundation in San Francisco. She will also play numerous concerto performances this season, including debuts with the New Haven Symphony (CT), South Bend Symphony (IL), Meridian Symphony (MS), South Bay Symphony Orchestra (CA), and the Chamber Orchestra of St. Matthews in Pacific Palisades, CA.

In addition to prizes in the CAG and Menuhin Competitions, Ms. Kim is a winner of the Philadelphia Orchestra Concerto Competition, the Virtuosos of the 21st Century in Moscow, and the Kay H. Logan Chamber Music Award. An active chamber musician, Ms. Kim has toured throughout the US with Musicians from Marlboro, and festival appearances include Marlboro, Ravinia, Music from Angel Fire, Music at Menlo, Bridgehampton, Four Seasons, Martha's Vineyard, Music in the Vineyards Chamber Music Festivals, and Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music. She has collaborated with Paul Biss, Miriam Fried, Gilbert Kalish, Kim Kashkashian, Ida Kavafian, Jaime Laredo, Menahem Pressler, Mitsuko Uchida, and members of the Guarneri, Juilliard, Miami, and Orion String Quartets.

Born in Seoul, Korea, Hye-Jin Kim began her violin studies with Dong-Hyun Kim at age 8. She then studied with Jaime Laredo and Ida Kavafian at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and went on to earn her Masters degree with Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory as a recipient of NEC's prestigious Emma V. Lambrose Presidential Scholarship. She is an Assistant Professor of Violin on the faculty of East Carolina University. She plays a Gioffredo Cappa violin, crafted in Saluzzo, Italy in 1687.

Upcoming performances in the 2014-2015 Pepperdine Rectial Series include those the Calidore String Quartet on January 18 and cellist Christine Lamprea on February 22.

The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine University provides high-quality activities for over 50,000 people f­­rom 664 zip codes annually through performances, rehearsals, museum exhibitions, and master classes. Located on Pepperdine's breathtaking Malibu campus overlooking the Pacific, the center serves as a hub for the arts, uniquely linking professional guest artists with Pepperdine students as well as patrons from surrounding Southern California communities. Facilities include the 450-seat Smothers Theatre, the 118-seat Raitt Recital Hall, the "black box" Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre, and the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art.

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