Kira has been playing the violin for 5 years and has won awards in both solo and chamber competitions. She enjoys playing in her school’s philharmonic orchestra and also doubling on the viola. Besides playing her instruments, she enjoys reading books, writing, and running.
Watch Kira Shim perform Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 by W. A. Mozart on the violin for the 2026 Classical Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.