Evan Kim is 14 years old and attends Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High School in Davis, California. He has been playing piano for 8 years and is currently studying under Huei-Ping Lin. He has received Certificate of Merit from the Music Teacher’s Association of California (MTAC) for 6 years and is currently testing at level 9. He has been selected for Festival Celebration as part of the Piano Festivals through the California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT) and is a National Winner in the National Piano Auditions through the National Guild of Piano Teachers. He is a regular volunteer performing piano for the “Music from Home” community outreach program. He has participated in a Master Class with Sasha Starcevich, performed at Carnegie Hall in December 2024 after winning 2nd place in the American Protégé International Romantic Music Competition, and performed at San Francisco War Memorial Opera House in October 2025 where he was awarded 1st Prize in the “Special Venue Music Awards” International Music Competition.
Watch Evan Jung-Hoon Kim perform Fantasie-Impromptu, Op. 66 by Chopin on the piano for the 2026 Classical Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.