Pianist
A storyteller in sound.
STEINWAY ARTIST
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PEDAGOGUE
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ORLANDO SENTINEL
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CONCERTOS
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COMMISSION
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NARRATIVE RECITAL
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CHAMBER
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PRIZEWINNER of INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
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STEINWAY ARTIST ◆ PEDAGOGUE ◆ ORLANDO SENTINEL ◆ CONCERTOS ◆ COMMISSION ◆ NARRATIVE RECITAL ◆ CHAMBER ◆ PRIZEWINNER of INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS ◆
FEATURED PERFORMANCE
Watch her play.
FEATURED PROGRAMS
Built for connection.
Each program isn’t just meant to be performed — it’s meant to be felt, questioned, and reimagined. A concert pianist and creative voice, she uses the piano as a way to explore memory, emotion, and human connection. Her work blurs the line between classical tradition and contemporary expression, inviting listeners into musical moments that are both intimate and expansive.
She brings color, imagination, and emotional honesty to everything she touches — shaping sound, rethinking boundaries, and creating space for surprise. Whether interpreting a phrase or crafting a new experience, her artistry is grounded in presence and guided by playful exploration rather than fixed expectations.
At the heart of her work is a belief that when music becomes personal, it becomes unforgettable.
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“Faint Traces”
Memory, reminiscent, and the music of remembering
A narrative concert with the Kalkbrenner’s variations on Chopin’s mazurka with Schubert impromptu, Respighi and Fazıl Say, interleaved with spoken letters. The most intimate sonority you sit with.
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“As If From Afar”
A journey with coexistence of opposing inner states for an identity
The most human thing through the philosophical lens is quietly observed with Bach, Franck, Schumann, Chopin, shares the stage with their contemporaries: Silvestrov and Texu Kim. Experience the commissioned work.
A pianist for audiences who want to
feel something.
Byeol [be-óhl] Kim is a concert pianist whose work bridges the classical repertoire with storytelling, identity, and contemporary audience engagement. Rather than assembling standalone recitals, she builds thematic programs that move like film — each with an argument, a shape, and an emotional weather.
She has appeared across the United States and abroad, from Carnegie Hall to the and is consistently praised for a sound that is both cinematic and intimate.
Concurrently on the piano faculty at a Rollins College, directs the summer initiative academy and community school of music.
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— ORLANDO SENTINEL
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— QUASI-FAUST REVIEW
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— CLEVELAND CLASSIC
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— WOMEN’S PHILHARMONIC ADVOCACY
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
October 2026
Collaboration with Korea Forestry Administration
Korea
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Jan. 31, 2027
MASTERCLASS
University of Chicago, IL
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February 2027
Beethoven Concerto No. 4
Winter Park, FL
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February 2027
Winter Piano Academy
Winter Park, FL
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March 2027
Beethoven Project
Winter Park, FL
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Apr. 3, 2027
Collaboration with Balourdet Quartet
Orlando, FL
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Apr. 4, 2027
Collaboration with Balourdet Quartet
Winter Park, FL
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Apr. 18, 2027
JAMESTOWN RECITAL
Rhode Island, RI
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OFF THE STAGE
She takes her coffee seriously, her dog even more so, and believes that pleasure — real, unhurried pleasure — is part of the work. The problem is her brain hasn't quite gotten the memo. There's always another idea pulling at the edge of the moment. Doctor Kim Plays the Life on YouTube is where the more honest version of all this lives.
The same instinct that shapes her concerts — that music should do something, not just sound like something — spills into everything else she makes. She founded the Rollins Summer Piano Academy to give young pianists a week that actually changes how they think, not just how they play. She builds collaborative projects across disciplines: visual art, animation, new commissions.
The through-line is always the same: what happens when you stop guarding the form and start opening it?