Teaching Area(s)
Piano
Traditional Suzuki
Education
DM, Northwestern University
BM, MM University of Music (Luebeck, Germany)
Courses Taught
Piano
About
Born and raised in Germany, Korean pianist Yumy Lee Kim made her debut at age 15 with the Hamburger Sinfonietta at the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg. She appeared on various German television and radio stations, including Radio Hamburg and NDR 3, and at age 16 was accepted into the prestigious preparatory division of the University of Music in Lübeck. After earning diplomas in piano performance, piano pedagogy, and a postgraduate performance certificate in Germany, she completed her studies at Northwestern University, where she received the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in Piano Performance as a scholarship recipient of the Dorothy L. Pound Award.
Dr. Kim has performed as a soloist with the Hamburger Sinfonietta, Hildesheim Philharmonie, and Ahrensburg Orchestra, and has appeared in Germany, Spain, Hungary, Switzerland, Denmark, South Korea, and the United States. A devoted and passionate educator, she currently serves on the faculty of DePaul University’s School of Music, the Community Music Division, and the Music Institute of Chicago. Previously, she was a guest faculty member in piano pedagogy at Northeastern Illinois University. Her students have won numerous local and national competitions and have been invited to perform at venues such as Carnegie Hall and to appear as soloists with orchestra. Dr. Kim is frequently invited to adjudicate piano competitions in the Chicago area and has served on the faculty of Suzuki Institutes in Colorado, Ohio, Wisconsin, New York, and Chicago, as well as the Chicago Chamber Music Festival at Northeastern Illinois University. She currently serves as President of the Chicago Area Music Teachers Association (CAMTA), representing approximately 140 music teachers.