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YUBEEN KIM 
by Cryston
Octavia Records
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Yubeen Kim X Ensemble of Tokyo
​Featured Works:
Mozart – Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K.313,
Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K.314,
Andante in C major, K.315
C.P.E. Bach – Flute Concerto in D minor, Wq.22
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Flute Faculty Flourishes at SFCM with Yubeen Kim
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Recognized worldwide for his musical prowess and a tone described as "unimaginably rich [and] robust at its heart," (SF Chronicle) Yubeen Kim will bring those qualities to SFCM as he joins its lauded faculty as Processor of Flute."I am extremely honored to join the SFCM faculty and excited to share my experiences with students and bring my vision to this great institution," Kim said. "I am also very passionate about teaching the next generation of music leaders," he added. Kim has been the Principal Flute of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra since January 2024, and served as the Principal Flute at the Konzerthausorchester Berlin from 2016 to 2023.“Yubeen Kim is the most exciting and imaginative flutist of his generation," Chair of the SFCM Woodwinds Department Jerry Simas said. " A winner of international solo competitions and newly appointed principal flutist with the San Francisco Symphony, we are thrilled to welcome him to the SFCM facility where he will inspire our students for years to come.”"To bring such an immense talent as Yubeen on to faculty is a tremendous win for SFCM," said Jonas Wright, dean and chief academic officer at SFCM. "He is the standard for flutists today and that our students get to work with him is very exciting."Yubeen is a total star—he is an astonishingly talented, expressive, poetic musician and an amazing flutist with one of the most beautiful sounds I have ever heard, said Catherine Payne who is on flute faculty at SFCM and performs with Kim at the San Francisco Symphony, "When I watched Yubeen work with the flute studio class for the first time, I knew immediately that he is a fantastic teacher as well! Yubeen has it all and he will be an incredible asset to our school," she added.As a soloist, Kim has been invited to perform at numerous concerts and festivals, including the Prague Spring Festival, Nimus Festival, Bemus Festival, Festival du Jura, Weiwuying International Music Festival, and Tongyeong International Music Festival. He has appeared as a soloist with many prestigious orchestras such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Bochumer Symphoniker, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, and Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally, he performs regularly in Korea with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, Korean Chamber Orchestra, and Korean National Symphony Orchestra.Kim looks forward to taking what he's learned on the concert stage and sharing it with the next generation of musicians with a focus on fundamentals, "I aim to keep them motivated, and look forward to sharing what I've learned. I am obsessed with the basic exercises, they are the most important thing. It may seem easy but they actually can be the most difficult."Originally from South Korea, Kim started taking piano and violin lessons at six before switching to the flute at nine years old. Kim studied at the Lyon Conservatory, Paris Conservatory, and the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin. He performed on the Berlin Philharmonic’s Berlin Concert album with John Williams on Deutsche Grammophon.Learn more about studying Flute at SFCM. 
NEW ALBUM RELEASE
YUBEEN KIM 
by Sony Classical
"Poème"

Flute Yubeen Kim
Piano Do-hyun Kim 




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World Premiere of the New Flute Concerto
by French Composer Philippe Hurel
Commissioned by Bochumer Symphoniker 
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Philippe Hurel (1955-)
Chorus 
Concerto pour flûte et orchestre

Yubeen Kim at the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Recent review :
"This would be the moment to celebrate the arrival of the Symphony’s newest member, the South Korean flutist Yubeen Kim, who lost no time filling listeners’ hearts with visions of the splendors to come. Kim’s tone is almost unimaginably rich — robust at its heart, full of shimmery colors in the periphery — and he deploys it with arresting eloquence."
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J.S. Bach, Partita in a minor for Flute Solo BWV 1013


I. Allemande
II. Courante
III. Sarabande
IV. Bourrée Anglaise
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@ Myeong-dong Cathedral
ARD Competition Winner Portrait Video Yubeen Kim
Yubeen Kim Portrait Video by BR Klassik  




Prize Winner Portrait of ARD International Music Competition 



Yubeen Kim

BR Klassik
ARD
Interview to Yubeen Kim

How did you begin in music?
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My father is a contrabassist in an orchestra in Korea, so I was really friendly and close to music. I could listen to music easily and went to the concerts that he was playing. And I also liked very much the music myself.
My parents suggested me to learn the piano and the violin when I was around 6 years old. I liked so much playing piano that I learned it for a long time.
When I was around 9 years old, I followed my mother to the flute lessons, that she went as a hobby. Those moments made me become a flutist. I loved the flute since then.
 -Juan Val-


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Arirang TV Heart to Heart, Flutist Yubeen Kim
At the young age of 19, flutist Yubeen Kim was appointed as the youngest member of the world-famous Berlin Concerthaus Orchestra and principal flute. Despite his young age, he has shown remarkable concentration and stable performance, and is a performer that the world's music world pays attention to. We meet him in [Heart to Heart], who returned to his homeland after a long time.

The first Korean musician to act as principal of the Berlin Concerthaus Orchestra

Korean flutist Kim Yu-bin is drawing attention from the world music world. At the age of 19, he was selected as the youngest principal flute of the Berlin Concerthaus Orchestra in Europe and works as a trainee member. After that, he received the highest score in the unit vote and was given the status of chief of staff for life. He is the first Korean musician to work as a principal in Germany's representative orchestra with a long history of over 60 years.
Yubeen Kim Prague Flute Competition Winner

When did you start playing?
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I started playing the flute when I was 10 years old.
Actually I started playing the piano before playing the flute.
Why did you choose to play the flute?
My mother was playing the flute as a hobby, and I was following her lessons.
So I listened to her playing and then I also wanted to play the flute.
Because the charm of the flute caught my interest. And then I started learning the flute.
Who are your greatest inspirations?
First my parents, I can't do anything without my parents.
And French Composers. When I listen to the French music, It makes me feel better, especially Claude Debussy.
And all of my teachers.


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