Sunwook Kim

Since winning the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006 at the age of 18, Sunwook Kim has established a reputation as one of the finest pianists of his generation, appearing as a concerto soloist in the subscription series of some of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Berliner Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Chicago Symphony, and NHK Symphony. Alongside his career as a pianist, Kim has built long and meaningful relationships with top orchestras as a guest conductor as well as being Music Director of the Gyeonggi Philharmonic in South Korea since 2024.

As a soloist, Kim enjoys close relationships with renowned conductors including Daniel Harding, Paavo Järvi, Myung-whun Chung, Marek Janowski, Mark Elder, and Jakub Hrůša. In November 2025 he returned to the Berlin Philharmonic as soloist for its tour of South Korea under Kirill Petrenko. Other recent and upcoming highlights include an extensive tour of Europe and South Korea play-directing Beethoven concertos with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, with concerts at Lotte Concert Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Salle Philharmonique de Liège, Halle aux Grains (Toulouse), and the Barbican (London). Other recent concerto highlights include appearances with the London Symphony Orchestra (Michael Tilson Thomas), Los Angeles Philharmonic (Matthias Pintscher), and Netherlands Radio Philharmonic (Karina Canellakis).