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Bowers Program Artist

Han Kim

Clarinet
Han Kim - Headshot 1- PC Sangwook Lee
Sangwook Lee

Clarinetist Han Kim was appointed by Gustavo Dudamel as the Principal Clarinet of Opéra National de Paris, serving as the first and only Asian principal in the orchestra’s 350-year history. Since his debut at age 11, Kim has performed with leading orchestras such as the LA and Seoul Philharmonics and the SWR, Finnish Radio, and KBS symphonies, under the baton of renowned conductors such as Marek Janowski, Manfred Honeck, and Hannu Lintu. An enthusiastic chamber musician, he has performed at the Heidelberg Spring Music Festival, Pablo Casals Festival, and Tongyeong International Music Festival. Kim consistently collaborates with contemporary composers; highlights include the West Coast premiere of Unsuk Chin’s Clarinet Concerto and Brett Dean’s Ariel’s Music. In 2021, he was selected as the Artist-in-Residence at Kumho Art Hall in Korea. Kim completed his studies with honors at Musikhochschule Lübeck with Sabine Meyer.

He will join CMS’s Bowers Program in fall 2027.