Eung-Gu Kim

Univ.-Prof. of Piano⋅Keyboard Department⋅Institute for New Music

Eung-Gu Kim studied at Seoul National University and the Mozarteum University Salzburg (under Christoph Lieske), with additional academic residencies in Switzerland and Poland (under Andrzej Jasinsky). He also received guidance from Alfons Kontarsky (piano duo, contemporary music), Nikolaus Harnoncourt (early music), and Max Rostal (chamber music). Since October 2022, he serves as a Professor of Piano at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, where he heads the department and oversees the international Master’s program in New Music (Bern – Dresden – Salzburg).

He has performed as a soloist with, among others, the Mecklenburgische Staatskapelle Schwerin, the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, the Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur, the Salzburger Kammerphilharmonie, the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz Ludwigshafen, as well as numerous Korean orchestras. In addition, he performs with members of the Collegium Novum Zürich, the Ensemble Modern Frankfurt, and the œnm (Österreichisches Ensemble für Neue Musik).

Alongside early music as well as the classical and romantic repertoire, he is deeply committed to music of the 20th and 21st centuries. He has collaborated with composers such as Pierre Boulez, Luciano Berio, Achim Bornhöft, Marco Döttlinger, Rolf Liebermann, Sarah Nemtsov, Johannes Maria Staud, Manfred Trojahn, Wolfgang Rihm, and Jörg Widmann.

Numerous world premieres, including the premiere of Wolfgang Rihm’s “Fantasia” together with conductor Kai Röhrig, form an integral part of his work. His recordings include, among others, the concertos for two and three pianos by W. A. Mozart, performed with Cyprien Katsaris and Mari Ota. For his achievements, he was awarded the Bernhard-Paumgartner-Medaille by the Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg.