David Kim

Violinist David Kim was named Concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1999. Born in Carbondale, Illinois in 1963, he started playing the violin at the age of three, began studies with the famed pedagogue Dorothy DeLay at the age of eight, and later received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School. For 13 consecutive summers in his youth, Mr. Kim was an enthusiastic AMFS student. In addition to performances with The Philadelphia Orchestra each season, Mr. Kim teaches and performs around the world. He serves as Distinguished Artist at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia and frequently serves as an adjudicator at international violin competitions such as the Menuhin and Sarasate. His instruments are a J.B. Guadagnini from Milan, Italy ca. 1757 on loan from The Philadelphia Orchestra and a Francesco Gofriller ca. 1735. Mr. Kim exclusively performs on and endorses Larsen Strings from Denmark.