Yesse Kim started piano lessons at the age of six with Jin Young Gwak. She won numerous competitions in Korea, including 1st prize at Kukmin Ilbo National Competition, 2nd prize at Teenager National Piano Competition, 2nd prize at Music Education News Competition, and 1st prize at Asia Chopin International Piano Competition held in Nagoya, Japan. In 2001, she was selected to perform for the Kumho Prodigy Series as the youngest. She made her first orchestra debut with Daejeon Sangrok Orchestra at the age of nine, and later performed with Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2004, she was invited to perform in Shenzhen, China for The China-Korea Exchange Concert of Piano Prodigies and Young Musicians Festival in Youngsan Art Hall. Her former teachers include Moon Jung Kim, Jung won Seo, Jin hee Yang, and Choong-mo Kang. After moving to Michigan in 2006, she won 1st place at Yamaha Music Teachers National Association Competition in Michigan, Michigan Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition, Schoolcraft College Piano Competition, and Rosalie Edwards Music Competition. In 2009, she performed Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.1 with Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra under Charles Greenwell’s baton. She currently studies with Panayis Lyras in Michigan.

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