Sarang Seohyun Kim

South Korean violinist Sarang Seohyun Kim was revealed as a rising star on the international stage when she became the youngest-ever winner of the 2023 Tibor Varga International Competition at only 14. Prior to this, she had already won first prize at the Ysaÿe International Music Competition in 2021 as well as the Cooper International Competition in 2022, making her the youngest winner in the competition's history.

Born in 2008, Sarang garnered attention for her extraordinary performance of the Sibelius Concerto at the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra's New Year's Concert, conducted by Jaap van Zweden in 2025. Other recent performances with orchestras include the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra in Tallinn, Hungary's Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra at Müpa Budapest under Gilbert Varga, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Basque National Youth Orchestra, Canton Symphony Orchestra in Ohio, as well as several Korean orchestras (Korean National Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra, Seongnam Philharmonic Orchestra, Jeonju Philharmonic Orchestra, Changwon Philharmonic Orchestra, Mokpo Philharmonic Orchestra, Daejeon International Music Festival Orchestra, and the Daegu Opera House). In 2026, she will tour with the WDR Sinfonieorchester in Germany and Korea, playing the Brahms Double Concerto with Daniel Müller-Schott under Andris Poga.

Sarang is also quite active in the recital and chamber music scene. Her recital appearances include debuts at the Tongyeong International Music Festival, Kumho Rising Star Concert, Gstaad Menuhin Festival and Dame Myra Hess Series in Chicago. She has played chamber music with Gidon Kremer, Miklós Perényi, and Lawrence Power at the Kronberg Academy's Chamber Music Connects the World Series and with Julia Fischer at the Tonhalle Zurich. More recently, she has collaborated with Daishin Kashimoto, Alessio Bax, and Clara-Jumi Kang at the Incontri in Terra di Siena.

She studied with Sunny Lee at the Seoul Central Conservatory and is being supported by the DAEWON Cultural Foundation and AJU Group. She plays a 1753 G.B. Guadagnini violin, on generous loan from the Tibor Varga Family.

Sarang Seohyun Kim is currently studying as a young soloist at Kronberg Academy with Mihaela Martin. These studies are funded by the Brahms-Patronage.