Brian Kim is one of Australia’s most exciting young flutists at the moment. He is back in the country for only a short time and would love to share his experiences with other aspiring flute players.
He is keen to share his insights on current day flute playing in Europe, including the modern French flute school, performance practice, style and the general musical landscape. He invites students of all levels with an interest and curiosity towards these topics to come and learn from his experiences.
Lessons will be on the 15th, 16th and 17th of January between 1pm and 5pm at Flutes & Flutists.
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Brian has very generously offered to donate half of all lesson fees to the Flute Society of NSW.
ABOUT BRIAN KIM
Australian Flutist, Brian Kim pursued his studies with Professor Philippe Bernold at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris where he obtained his Bachelors and Masters with the most honourable mention of “Prix de flûte, trés bien à l’unanimité avec les félicitations du jury”. He was the principal flutist of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra for the Spring season of 2021 where he worked with conductors: Esa- Pekka Salonen, Hannu Lintu and Nicholas Collon.
In the most recent years, Brian has been regularly performing and touring with orchestras in Europe such as the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Régional de Normandie, Orchestre national Avignon-Provence and Orchestre de Picardie; playing with soloists such as Renaud Capuçon and Narek Hakhnazaryan.
Brian has given solo flute and chamber music recitals around Europe including flute and organ recitals at the Association du temple et de l'orgue de l'Oratoire du Louvre in Paris, a solo recital at St Mark’s English Church in Florence, and a duo recital at the Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Istanbul. Some of Brian’s awards and honours include participating in the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition Woodwinds in 2019, 1st Prize at the International Flute Competition - Australian Flute Festival in 2019, and winning 1st Prize and becoming the scholarship laureate of Sydney Eisteddfod NSW Drs Orchestra Instrumental Scholarship in 2018.
Brian has had the opportunity to receive masterclasses from flutists including Mathieu Dufour, Emily Beynon, Henrik Wiese, Stefan Hoskuldsson, Denis Bouriakov and Susan Milan. In conjunction with his modern flute career, he is currently pursuing further studies in historical performance with a specialisation in baroque flute with Professor Jan de Winne at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris.