Masterclass with Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Violinist David Kim, concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, will present a masterclass at 4 p.m., March 17, at York College's DeMeester Recital Hall (Evelyn and Earle Wolf Hall). The class is free and open to the public. Kim will also give a recital following the masterclass at 7 p.m., also in DeMeester Recital Hall. For more information, please contact Dr. Jennifer Herrera-Mullar at jherrera@ycp.edu.  

The masterclass will feature violin students of York College and the YCPrep Community Music School. The YCPrep Community Music School, held on York College's campus, offers private lessons in voice, all instruments and jazz studies. Instruction is provided by exceptional instructors who, as faculty in the College's Division of Music, teach York's undergraduate students. The YCPrep also holds summer music programs for children of all ages and abilities.

Kim received his bachelor's and master's degree from the Juilliard School. In 1986, he was the only American violinist to win a prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He presents masterclasses at schools and institutions such as Juilliard, the New World Symphony in Miami, Princeton, Yale, the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra in Japan, and the Korean National University of Arts.