파리 국립 오페라 오케스트라(Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris)의 수석 클라리네티스트 김한(Han Kim)이 5월 3일 카네기 잰켈홀에서 리사이틀을 연다. 11살 때 금호영재콘서트에서 데뷔한 김한은 예원학교, 싱가포르 국립예술학교, 영국 이튼 칼리지를 거쳐 길드홀 음악연극학교에서 앤드루 웹스터를 사사했다. 독일 뤼벡 국립음대에서 '클라리넷의 여제' 자비네 마이어(Sabine Meyer)를 사사하며 석사와 최고연주자과정을 마쳤다. 취리히 오페라 오케스트라 아카데미 단원을 거쳐 2018년 핀란드 방송교향악단의 제2수석으로 임용됐다. 2019년 뮌헨 ARD 국제음악콩쿠르에서 2위를 차지했다. 그는 런던 심포니 오케스트라, 뮌헨 방송교향악단, BBC 웨일즈 국립 오케스트라 등과 협연해왔다. 

 

 

Han Kim  Photo: SangWook Lee

 

 

Clarinetist Han Kim

with Sahun Sam Hong, piano

 

presented by Korea Mecenat Association and Korea Music Foundation

 

Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 5 pm

Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall

 

 

PROGRAM

Saint-Saëns: Clarinet Sonata

Brahms: Clarinet Sonata

Geonyong Lee/ 이건용: Song in the Dusk/ 저녁 노래

Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata

Bernstein: Clarinet Sonata

 

From young prodigy to principal at Paris National Opera, recital marks clarinetist's Carnegie debut

Program features music by Brahms, Saint-Saëns, and Bernstein with pianist Sahun Sam Hong

 

International award-winning clarinetist Han Kim brings his considerable talents to Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on May 3 at 5 pm. Along with the acclaimed pianist Sahun Sam Hong, Kim performs a program of clarinet sonatas by Saint-Saëns, Brahms, Poulenc, and Bernstein, alongside Geonyong Lee's "Song in the Dusk."

 

Appointed by Maestro Gustavo Dudamel in 2023, Kim is the principal clarinetist of the orchestra of the prestigious Paris National Opera, working as the first and only Asian principal player in the orchestra's 350-year history. He is also the Second Prize winner at the 2019 ARD International Music Competition in Munich.

https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2026/05/03/Han-Kim-Clarinet-0500PM

 

Han Kim performs Aaron Copland's Clarinet Concerto 

Pianist Sahun Sam Hong is a prize-winner of numerous international piano competitions, including the Vendome Prize at Verbier, International Beethoven Competition Vienna, Naumburg International Piano Competition, and 2021 American Pianists Award recipient.

 

The concert on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 5 pm is presented by the Korea Mecenat Association and Korea Music Foundation, at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall (Seventh Ave between 56th and 57th Streets in NYC). Tickets start at $71 and are available at CarnegieHall.org, CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 | Box Office at 57th and Seventh.

 

Han Kim on the Theme of his Recital

"My theme for the recital is "Clarinet - an absence to be filled." The most significant aspect of clarinet is a lack of character - it does not have an established 'identity' that lots of other instruments do. Ironically, this lack of character gives an unlimited imagination for the composers to write for the clarinet. Some composers use it to create a long, everlasting melody line, whereas others use it or a single special effect. Every composer approaches this instrument in a different way, and it is a huge joy to experience the musical variety."

 

About Korea Music Foundation

In 1984, the Korea Music Foundation (President Kyunghee Kim) was chartered in New York as a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing lives and strengthening communities through the transformative impact of music. Since its inception, KMF has presented numerous solo, orchestra, and chamber ensemble debut concerts in New York, including at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Merkin Hall. KMF has presented artists in concert including David Kim, Catherine Cho, Minsoo Sohn, Sunwoo Yekwon, Hayoung Choi, Daejin Kim, Hera Hyesang Park, and Sungwon Yang. KMF has been working with Korea Mecenat Association, a distinguished group of Korean companies, with the aim to elevate the prominence of K-Classical on a global stage by showcasing exceptional Korean performers in American classical venues.