Hyunseo Kim
South Korea, 16
Hyunseo Kim is the youngest-ever entrant to the Korea National University of Arts. She gained international recognition as the youngest finalist, Third Prize winner, and Audience Prize recipient at the 58th Premio Paganini International Violin Competition in 2025. In 2024, she became the first Korean Second Prize winner and the Audience Prize recipient at the Viotti International Music Competition. She has performed with major Korean orchestras and appeared at international festivals, including the Verbier Festival senior soloist program.
Teachers:
Jehye Lee 2023 – present
Namyun Kim 2019 – 2023
Preliminaries
Caprice No. 24, Op. 1 — N. Paganini
Sonata in A major, K. 305 — W. A. Mozart
Caprice No. 5, Op. 1 — N. Paganini
Sonata No. 3 in D minor — E. Ysaÿe
Romance, Op. 23 — A. Beach
Semi-Finals
Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 — L. van Beethoven
Rhapsody No. 3 for Solo Violin — Jessie Montgomery
Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a — S. Prokofiev
Tzigane — M. Ravel
Classical Finals
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 — W. A. Mozart
Caprice viennois — F. Kreisler (orch. J. Kuusisto)
Finals
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 — P. Tchaikovsky
