Draft:Julian Jaeyoung Kim

He was selected as one of 26 finalists out of 247 applicants for the 2021 Grieg International Piano Competition.<ref name="grieg">{{Cite web |title=Julian Jaeyoung Kim – Participant |url=https://griegcompetition.com/participants/julian-jaeyoung-kim |website=Grieg International Piano Competition |access-date=2025-07-12}}</ref>

He was selected as one of 26 finalists out of 247 applicants for the 2021 Grieg International Piano Competition.<ref name="grieg">{{Cite web |title=Julian Jaeyoung Kim – Participant |url=https://griegcompetition.com/participants/julian-jaeyoung-kim |website=Grieg International Piano Competition |access-date=2025-07-12}}</ref>

He has performed at major venues including Ehrbar Saal<ref name="ehrbar2023" /> in Vienna, Troldhaugen in Bergen (Norway), Palais Lichtenau<ref name="lichtenau2023" /> and Bechstein Centers in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Nürnberg, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Paris, and Manchester. He is a C. Bechstein Artist<ref name="bechstein" /> and a Barenreiter Ambassador.<ref name="barenreiter" />

He has performed at major venues including Ehrbar Saal<ref name="ehrbar2023" /> in Vienna, Troldhaugen in Bergen (Norway), Palais Lichtenau<ref name="lichtenau2023" /> and Bechstein Centers in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Nürnberg, Paris, and Manchester. He is a C. Bechstein Artist<ref name="bechstein" /> and a Barenreiter Ambassador.<ref name="barenreiter" />

In North America, Julian has appeared at prestigious venues including Klavierhaus<ref name="klavierhaus2024" />, Steinway Hall, Loewe Theatre, and Opera America Hall in New York City, as well as the Gateway Theatre in Vancouver, Canada.

In North America, Julian has appeared at prestigious venues including Klavierhaus<ref name="klavierhaus2024" />, Steinway Hall, Loewe Theatre, and Opera America Hall in New York City, as well as the Gateway Theatre in Vancouver, Canada.

=== Recordings ===

=== Recordings ===

In 2023, Kim released *Brahms Resonances* on KNS Classical, which includes Brahms’s Piano Sonata No. 3 and Paganini Variations. The album was praised by ''Gramophone'' for its clarity and rhythmic discipline,<ref name="gramophone2023" /> and received a positive review in *Klassik Heute*.<ref name="klassikheute2025" /> He also discussed his approach in an interview with *Interlude*.<ref name="interlude2023" />

In 2023, Kim released *Brahms Resonances* on KNS Classical, which includes Brahms’s Piano Sonata No. 3 and Paganini Variations. The album was praised by ''Gramophone'' for its clarity and rhythmic discipline,<ref name="gramophone2023" /> and received a positive review in *Klassik Heute*.<ref name="klassikheute2025" /> He also discussed his approach in an interview with *Interlude*.<ref name="interlude2023" /> He also discussed his interpretive connection to Brahms in a featured interview with C. Bechstein UK.<ref name="bechsteinBrahms2024" />

In 2025, Kim released *Beethoven: Three Sonatas* through Hänssler Classic. *Pizzicato Magazine* praised the recording as “an attractive Beethoven album,”<ref name="pizzicato2025" /> and Swiss national radio SRF featured it in a classical music broadcast.<ref name="srf2025" /> In an interview with *Pizzicato*, Kim reflected on Beethoven’s “emotional depth, structural brilliance, and revolutionary spirit.”<ref name="pizzicatoInterview" />

In 2025, Kim released *Beethoven: Three Sonatas* through Hänssler Classic. *Pizzicato Magazine* praised the recording as “an attractive Beethoven album,”<ref name="pizzicato2025" /> and Swiss national radio SRF featured it in a classical music broadcast.<ref name="srf2025" /> In an interview with *Pizzicato*, Kim reflected on Beethoven’s “emotional depth, structural brilliance, and revolutionary spirit.”<ref name="pizzicatoInterview" />

<ref name="klassikheute2025">{{Cite web |title=Julian Jaeyoung Kim: Brahms Resonances |url=http://www.klassik-heute.de/4daction/www_medien_einzeln?id=24615&CDS30 |website=Klassik Heute |language=de |access-date=2025-07-12}}</ref>

<ref name="klassikheute2025">{{Cite web |title=Julian Jaeyoung Kim: Brahms Resonances |url=http://www.klassik-heute.de/4daction/www_medien_einzeln?id=24615&CDS30 |website=Klassik Heute |language=de |access-date=2025-07-12}}</ref>

<ref name="interlude2023">{{Cite web |title=Julian Jaeyoung Kim – Interview |url=https://interlude.hk/brahms-resonances-julian-jaeyoung-kim-piano/ |website=Interlude |date=28 December 2023 |access-date=2025-07-12}}</ref>

<ref name="interlude2023">{{Cite web |title=Julian Jaeyoung Kim – Interview |url=https://interlude.hk/brahms-resonances-julian-jaeyoung-kim-piano/ |website=Interlude |date=28 December 2023 |access-date=2025-07-12}}</ref>

<ref name="bechsteinBrahms2024">{{Cite web |title=Julian Jaeyoung Kim and his love of Brahms |url=https://www.bechstein.co.uk/post/julian-jaeyoung-kim-and-his-love-of-brahms |website=Bechstein UK |date=2024-12-14 |access-date=2025-07-14}}</ref>

<ref name="brahms2023">{{Cite web |title=Brahms Resonances – Julian Jaeyoung Kim |url=https://www.knsclassical.com/release/brahms-resonances/ |website=KNS Classical |access-date=2025-07-12}}</ref>

<ref name="brahms2023">{{Cite web |title=Brahms Resonances – Julian Jaeyoung Kim |url=https://www.knsclassical.com/release/brahms-resonances/ |website=KNS Classical |access-date=2025-07-12}}</ref>

<ref name="beethoven2025">{{Cite web |title=Beethoven: Selected Sonatas – Julian Jaeyoung Kim |url=https://haensslerprofil.de/shop/sonstige-klassik/beethoven-selected-sonatas/ |website=Hänssler Profil |access-date=2025-07-12 |language=de}}</ref>

<ref name="beethoven2025">{{Cite web |title=Beethoven: Selected Sonatas – Julian Jaeyoung Kim |url=https://haensslerprofil.de/shop/sonstige-klassik/beethoven-selected-sonatas/ |website=Hänssler Profil |access-date=2025-07-12 |language=de}}</ref>

* [https://www.srf.ch/audio/concerto/julian-jaeyoung-kim-album-nr-2-beethoven?id=AUDI20250513_RS_0003 SRF audio feature]

* [https://www.srf.ch/audio/concerto/julian-jaeyoung-kim-album-nr-2-beethoven?id=AUDI20250513_RS_0003 SRF audio feature]

* [https://www.bechstein.com/die-welt-von-bechstein/pianisten/julian-jaeyoung-kim/ Bechstein Artist page]

* [https://www.bechstein.com/die-welt-von-bechstein/pianisten/julian-jaeyoung-kim/ Bechstein Artist page]

* [https://www.bechstein.co.uk/post/julian-jaeyoung-kim-and-his-love-of-brahms Bechstein UK interview]