BIO
“… A strength of his is that he does not get belittled easily on-stage thanks his solid self-esteem. He does not hesitate to play with instinctive inspiration for stellar performance.” -"EchoPiano", March 2015
Tae-Eun Kim is a Korean pianist, conductor, and music creator. He began learning the piano at the age of five and graduated from Sunhwa Art Middle and High School in Korea on a scholarship, and studied with Eun-Ah Choi.
After moving to New York, he pursued a Bachelor of Music at the Mannes School of Music with a scholarship, studying under Vladimir Feltsman and Yuri Kim. He has performed at the Mannes Sounds Cantabile Festival (2016-2020). He participated in the ASIMF Academy Festival in Korea (2010), the IsangYun International Festival in Korea (2010), the International Academy of Music in Italy (2017, 2018), and the International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York (2019). He has also taken part in masterclasses with Oxana Yablonskaya, Vladimir Valjarević, Shai Wosner, Daria Rabotkina, Cyprien Katsaris, Dong-Hyek Lim, and Julius-Jeongwon Kim.
He has won First Prize at the Haneum Competition in Korea (2010), Second Prize at the International Keyboard Competition in Korea (2010), as well as First Prize in piano solo, chamber music, and the Best Chopin Award at the International Academy of Music in Italy (2017, 2018). He also won the Grand Prize at the Elite International Music Competition and had a winner’s recital at Carnegie Hall in New York (2020).
His performance videos on YouTube have garnered over 60 million views, and he has more than 60,000 subscribers. After returning to Korea, he has performed on major stages, including the Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul Olympic Stadium, and Daegu Stadium, and has appeared on TBS and SBS broadcasts. Additionally, he has performed at cultural foundation events and is actively teaching piano, nurturing his students.
02/2025
Korean Bio
피아니스트 김태은은 6살 때 처음 피아노를 시작했으며, 12살에 피아노에 전념하기로 결심하고 선화예술중학교에 입학했다. 선화예술중학교를 졸업한 후, 장학금을 받고 선화예술고등학교에 실기 우수 수석으로 입학했으며, 선화예고에서 교내 실기 우수상과 교과 우수상(연주 부문 전체 1등)을 수상했다. 이후 미국 뉴욕으로 유학을 떠나, 뉴욕 3대 음대 중 하나인 Mannes School of Music에 장학금을 받고 입학하여, 현 차이코프스키 국제 콩쿠르 심사위원인 피아니스트 Vladimir Feltsman을 사사하며 졸업했다. 또한 Oxana Yablonskaya, Vladimir Valjarević, Shai Wosner, Daria Rabotkina, Cyprien Katsaris, 피아니스트 임동혁, 김정원 등 세계 각국의 유명 피아니스트들에게 마스터클래스를 받았다.
그는 Mannes Sounds Cantabile Festival, International Academy of Music in Italy, International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York 등 다양한 축제와 공연에서 연주했으며, 이탈리아 피렌체에서 열린 International Academy of Music Competition에서는 베스트 쇼팽상과 피아노 솔로 부문 1위를 수상하고, 피렌체 비토리오 알피에리 극장에서 연주했다. 또한, 미국 뉴욕에서 열린 Elite International Music Competition에서 우승하였으며, 뉴욕 맨해튼에 위치한 카네기 홀에서 우승자 공연을 펼쳤다.
한국에 돌아온 후에는 서울대학교 지휘과 석사과정에서 장윤성 교수에게 사사하며, TBS, SBS 방송에 출연하고 고척스카이돔, 서울종합운동장, 대구스타디움 등 대형 페스티벌 무대에서 공연하며 경력을 쌓았다. 또한, 문화재단 공연에 참여하고, 피아노 레슨을 통해 제자들을 양성하고 있다.
2025/02
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