Remembering Korean Violin Professor Nam Yun Kim (1949-2023)
Violinist Nam Yun Kim, one South Korea's most eminent violin teachers, died on Sunday at the age of 73. A native of Seoul, Kim studied violin with Young Woo Choi, then came to the United States and studied at the Juilliard School of Music with Ivan Galamian and Felix Galimir. She won first prize in the 1974 Tibor Varga International Violin Competition and was invited to perform internationally at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center and Sydney Opera House and other major concert halls in Europe and Asia. She also performed with major orchestras throughout the world incl...