Upon hearing the glorious first notes of Bach’s First Suite for Unaccompanied Cello played by his kindergarten teacher, cellist Connor Kim immediately fell deeply in love with music and the instrument. After incessantly begging his parents for lessons and a cello for two years, they finally acquiesced, and it came to be that he would start the incredible journey of music making. Described by the San Francisco Classical Voice as being “the biggest coup of the evening,” Connor is dedicated to creating a welcome space for audience members to come and feel the life-changing power of live music.
Connor is the cellist of the Hesper String Quartet, and as a passionate chamber musician has performed with artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Shai Wosner, Roger Tapping, Michael Collins, and Hsin Yun Huang. Festival appearances include MISQA, The Great Lakes Festival, Ravinia Steans Institute for Music, Music@Menlo, Kneisel Hall, the Perlman Music Program Chamber Music Workshop, Kronberg Academy Cello Masterclasses, and IMS Prussia Cove. He has performed and worked with various ensembles and orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the New York Classical Players, Ensemble Salome, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, and has served as principal cellist for The Roosevelt Island Orchestra and Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra.
Connor completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and also received his Artist Diploma at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Joel Krosnick and Timothy Eddy. He is currently serving as a faculty assistant for Joel Krosnick. Connor gratefully plays on a Becker cello on loan from the Colburn Foundation.
