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Seohyeon Kim (Flute)

Age 17 - South Korea

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Began her flute studies at the age of eight. In 2012 she joined Seoul Arts Center Music Academy and in 2014 she was accepted to the Korea National Institute for Gifted in Arts. She is now studying at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris with Philippe Bernold.

She won the Alexander & Bueno International Flute Competition in the USA (2013) and the Maru International Flute Competition in South Korea (2015). She also received the second prize at the International Flute Competition in Singapore (2014) as well as the special prize at the Kobe International Flute Competition in Japan (2017).

She has performed at the Carnegie Hall in New York and at the Steinway hall in Singapore.