Eric Kim has served as principal cellist of the Cincinnati, San Diego, and Denver symphonies.  He has performed widely as a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist with orchestra and collaborated with Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, Susan Graham, Lynn Harrell, and Gil Shaham, as well as with the members of the Emerson, Guarneri, and Orion string quartets.

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Be sure to hear all of Eric Kim’s 2012 Festival performances listed below

Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 7:30 PM at Simms Auditorium/Albuquerque Academy
Brahms / Franck

Thursday, August 2, 2012, 6:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium
Brahms / Franck

Sunday, August 5, 2012, 6:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium
Mozart / Schoenberg / Mendelssohn

Monday, August 6, 2012, 6:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium
Mozart / Schoenberg / Mendelssohn

Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 6:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium
Strauss / Kreisler / Schoenberg

Thursday, August 9, 2012, 12:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium
Stravinsky / Prokofiev / Dvořák

Thursday, August 9, 2012, 6:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium
Strauss / Kreisler / Schoenberg

Sunday, August 12, 2012, 6:00 PM at The Lensic Performing Arts Center
Bach / David Del Tredici / Strauss

Born of Korean parents in New York City, Eric Kim made his solo debut at age fifteen with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.  He has served as principal cellist of the Cincinnati, San Diego, and Denver symphonies.  He has performed widely as a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist with orchestra and collaborated with Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, Susan Graham, Lynn Harrell, and Gil Shaham, as well as with the members of the Emerson, Guarneri, and Orion string quartets.  He teaches at Indiana University and coaches the next generation of symphonic cellists at the New World Symphony in Miami Beach.