Flutist Sooyun Kim made her prize-winning debut at age ten with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and has since won numerous awards, including the 2007 Georg Solti Foundation Career Grant. During the past season, she made concerto appearances with the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (New York) and the Boston Pops Orchestra, among others. She has also appeared in a series of solo recitals in Boston, New York City (presented by the Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation), and Chicago (presented by the Barnett Family Arts Foundation). A devoted chamber musician, Sooyun Kim is a member of the Nobis Trio, the 2007 New England Conservatory Honors Chamber Ensemble. She also regularly appears at the summer Spoleto Festival USA. In December 2007, Sooyun Kim was named as a “Young Leader of Tomorrow” by the Korean Daily Central News for her achievement and contribution to her native Korea.