Korean-Kiwi pianist Somi Kim – on life as a young ethnic musician

Korean-Kiwi pianist Somi Kim has established herself as one of today's most highly regarded young pianists with a string of competition successes and extensive concert experience. After spending 7 years studying and working in London and Europe, Somi relocated to NZ at the start of 2019 to join be NZTrio's official pianist. Somi is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music and has been described by 'The Times as having "a breath-taking range of colour, tone and inflection'. Introducing my beautiful friend, colleague and coach Somi…

We start the podcast with a very special treat! Listen on as we chat about:

• We talk about her journey
• How to be independent and lead with confidence
• Growing up in a Korean family and her love for music
• How she manages burn-out, especially in a performance-based career where you are always putting yourself out there
• How to manage criticism
• We chat about dating - how do you date a non-musician?