Praised by Menahem Pressler and Paul Badura-Skoda for her impeccable technique and artist playing, Korean pianist Jayoung Kim has established herself as a soloist, chamber musician and collaborative pianist in Asia, Europe and North America. She is a laureate of Indianapolis Matinee Musicale, Jean Francaix International Piano Competition and International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition. She participated in festivals such as Aurora, L’Academie de Lausanne de Musique, Banff, IMS Prussia Cove, Orford, Meadowmount and Innsbrook. Kim appeared as a piano soloist with conductors as Cliff Colnut, David Glover and among others.

As avid chamber musician, Kim has performed with Laurence Lesser, Lucy Chapman, Dmitri Murrath, James Buswell, Jakob Koranyi, Lynn Chang among others. She was fortunate to have a chance to study with her mentor Menahem Pressler, Paul Badura-Skoda, Andras Schiff, Rita Wagner, Bruno Canino, John Perry, Jeremy Denk, Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Midori, Miriam Fried, Laurence Lesser and Janos Starker. Her live concerts were broadcasted by Espace-2 (Swizerland), Trollhatten Classic (Sweden) and CBC (Canada). She also appeared on the NPO Opium Op4 and Spiegelzaal in the Netherlands and enjoyed sharing her thoughts on music and life and live performance.

Kim studied at Yonsei University in Korea and received her doctorate in piano at Indiana University under the tutelage of Menahem Pressler. Her other teachers include Arnaldo Cohen, Edmund Battersby, BongAe Shin and Jeongkyu Kim. Kim has won awards from prestigious Kumho Cultural Foundation in Korea and “Friends of Music” in Indiana. Currently, she is the Director of the Wellesley Chamber Players. and is a piano faculty at the New England Conservatory Expanded Education. 

During her free time, she enjoys playing tennis and golf, running by the Charles river, skiing, cooking and reading.