Hyun Seo Kim

South Korean violinist Hyunseo Kim gained international recognition at the 2025 Premio Paganini International Violin Competition, where she was awarded Third Prize, the Audience Prize and the Youngest Finalist Award. In 2024, she received Second Prize and the Audience Prize at the Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition, becoming the first Korean violinist to win a prize in the violin category. She also received the Stuart Holland Award at the Morningside Music Bridge programme. Since her debut at the Kumho Young Artist Concert in 2021, she has performed with major orchestras including the KBS Symphony Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, Busan Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyunggi Philharmonic Orchestra and Sungnam Philharmonic Orchestra. She studied with the late Nam-Yun Kim and attended the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts. Since 2025, she has studied at the Korea National University of Arts with Jihee Lee.