The sole recipient of the Fritz Kreisler Award upon graduation from the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music, PAUL KIM began his conducting career at the age of 18 as the Resident Conductor of Hartwick College Summer Music Festival. After serving as the Music Director of New Academy Orchestra of Amsterdam has also assisted Hans Graf in the Houston premier of Mozart’s Davide Penitente.

He was the winner of International Conducting Workshop and Competition in association with St.Petersburg Philharmonic Society and has been invited to the final round of the Vakhtang Jordania Conducting Competition. He was also invited to participate in the Conductors Guild Workshop at The Cleveland Institute of Music and had received a Conducting Fellowship at Brevard Music Festival . Recently, he conducted at Cabrillo Music Festival where he was the youngest among the participants under the guidance of Marin Alsop and Gustav Meier.

As a solo violinist, he made a debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the age of 15 and has also performed with Seoul Philharmonic. He has also served as concertmaster of the Symphony Orchestra of the Curtis Institute of Music and participated in Verbier Festival and Academy. His chamber music performances from Sarasota Music Festival were broadcast on Young Artists Showcase in New York.

He currently holds a full scholarship from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University studying with Larry Rachleff, and serves as the Music Director of the Campanile Orchestra in Houston. His other mentors include Joseph Silverstein, Peter Oundjian, David Effron, Jennifer Higdon, and Kyung-Wha Chung.