Kiwon Nahm, violin

Kiwon Nahm started studying violin at the age of four and was accepted into the Juilliard School, Pre-College Division when she was nine years old, under the tutelage of Naoko Tanaka and the late Dorothy DeLay. Ms. Nahm made her orchestral solo debut at the age of 12 with the Korean Symphony Orchestra at Lincoln Center.

She has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Kiwon Nahm has been a top prizewinner in the MTNA competition, the Washington Competition, and the Juilliard Concerto Competition. She currently is a very active chamber musician as well as an orchestral performer. Kiwon has collaborated with Philippe Entremont, Peter Frankl, and the late Claude Frank as well as members of the Emerson String Quartet, Tokyo String Quartet, and the St. Petersburg Quartet.

Kiwon Nahm holds a dual bachelors of music and arts degree from Oberlin College & Conservatory and a master’s degree from Yale University. She is a currently on faculty at The Calhoun School and Concordia College in Bronxville, NY.