Matthew Kim

Matthew Kim was a prize winner of numerous competitions including the American Protégé International Professional Concerto Competition, the Music Association Korea National Competition, the Music Association Korea National Competition, Seoul National University Wind Competition, Kyung-won University National Wind Competition, and Korean National Youth Ensemble Competition. He is also a two-time semi-finalist in the U.S National Trumpet Competition. As an orchestral performer, he was the principal trumpet of the Richardson Symphony Orchestra in Dallas, TX and principal trumpet of the Oklahoma Civic Orchestra in Norman, OK. He was also selected as a musician of the prestigious Tongyeong International Music Festival Orchestra. Matthew received his Bachelor of Music from Seoul National University and Graduate the Peabody Conservatory. He is former faculty at the Manhattan Arts Center in Kansas. He is currently Artist in Residence at Hope International University in California.