Sean Kim (Piano) - Illumination: A Dialogue Across Eras
About
Sean’s mini-recital Illumination: A Dialogue Across Eras traces a living thread through music history, exploring the continuity and transformation of musical forms. From Bach’s architectural clarity and Haydn’s sparkling elegance to Ravel’s shimmering textures and George Benjamin’s reflective modern voice, each work builds on inherited forms while reimagining them for a new era.This program highlights the many ways light appears in music, through structure, expression, and resonance, revealing how successive generations refine and illuminate the piano’s capacity for clarity, depth, and radiance.
Program
• J.S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 852
• Haydn – Sonata Hob. XVI:50
• Beethoven – Sonata in C major, Op. 53 “Waldstein,” I. Allegro con brio
• Chopin – Scherzo No. 3, Etude Op. 10 No. 12
• Ravel – No. 3, Une barque sur l’océan, Miroirs, M. 43
• George Benjamin – Meditation on Haydn’s Name
About the Artist
Sean Kim is a Korean-Australian pianist whose recent achievements have established him as one of Australia’s most promising emerging artists. In 2025, he received major prizes at the Sydney Eisteddfod, the Australian National Eisteddfod, and the Celebrating Chopin Competition at the Royal South Street Society Ballarat Eisteddfod. He was most recently named the 2025 Theme & Variations Foundation Award Winner.
Recent performance highlights include a solo recital at Steinway Galleries Australia and an appearance at The Edge, Federation Square, demonstrating a stage presence marked by clarity of vision and artistic conviction.
Sean graduated with First-Class Honours from the University of Melbourne in 2024, studying with Professor Ian Holtham and Konstantin Shamray. During his studies, he was awarded the Pearis Rodger Scholarship, the DW Gardiner Memorial Award, and the Grace Funston Scholarship in recognition of outstanding artistic achievement.
He is currently studying with Steinway Artist Andreas Boyde, internationally recognised for his interpretations of Brahms and collaborations with leading orchestras worldwide. Sean has further refined his artistry through masterclasses with Kirill Gerstein, Konstantin Lifschitz, Konrad Engel, and Wolfram Schmidt-Leonardi.
His playing is distinguished by structural insight, tonal refinement, and interpretative depth, reflecting a disciplined pursuit of artistic excellence on the concert stage.
Location
St John's East Malvern
5 Finch St, Malvern East VIC 3145
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Sean Kim (Piano) - Illumination: A Dialogue Across Eras
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