Kangwon Lee Kim | Violin

Violinist Kangwon Lee Kim, Madison Bach Musicians Concertmaster and Assistant Artistic Director, is a versatile violinist with a repertoire spanning from the 17th to the 21st century, using both baroque and modern violins. Praised for her “stylistic confidence,” she has performed across the US and internationally in Korea, Canada, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Norway, and the Czech Republic. She has collaborated with renowned musicians, including Menahem Pressler and Laurence Lesser. Dr. Kim has served as Assistant Professor of Violin and Chamber Music at Biola University in California and has taught at Ripon College and the Lawrence University Conservatory in Wisconsin.

As a baroque violinist, Dr. Kim has performed with the Smithsonian Chamber Players, Brandywine Baroque, Indy Baroque, Lyra Baroque, and Philharmonie Austin. She has also given numerous lectures on “Performance Practice” at universities in the US and Korea.

Dr. Kim is the Music Director of Love in Music, a nonprofit organization that supports underserved communities in the Los Angeles area. She enjoys working with music teachers who offer free lessons to young students. During the summer, she teaches at the Credo music festival and is the chair of MBM’s Summer Chamber Music Workshop.