ABOUT

In the 2023/2024 season Adriel Kim will return as a guest to KBS Symphony Orchestra and he will also give his debut with Gwacheon Symphony Orchestra, Gyeongbuk Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition, he will conduct Orchestra the Original making its debut at Seoul Art Center's concert hall.

 

South Korean- born, Vienna- trained conductor Adriel Kim has been artistic director of Orchestra the Original since 2021 that has quickly become an essential part of the musical identity of Seoul, Korea. Passionately committed to hybrid programing from Viennese classic to contemporary repertoire of innovative conception, he developed the orchestra into an upcoming distinguished orchestra, hailed by the major press <Korea Joongang Daily>.

 

After his success winning a prize at the 4th Jorma Panula International Conducting Competition in 2009, he was appointed assistant conductor to Christoph Poppen at Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saabrücken Kaiserslautern by the following year. His strong musical links to Korea also led him to serve as principal conductor of Ditto Orchestra from 2012 to 2017. Adriel Kim has collaborated with notable soloists including Mischa Maisky, Sumi Jo, Gautier Capuçon, Sergei Nakariakov,Barbara Hendricks among others.

 

He has worked previously with orchestras such as Tampere Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saabrücken Kaiserslautern, Radio Symphonieorchester Wien, Kurpfälzischer Kammerorchester, KBS Symphony Orchestra,Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra,Korea Symphony Orchestra,Busan Philharmonic Orchestra, Changwon Philharmonic, TIMF Orchestra, Gangnam Symphony Orchestra.

 

Adriel Kim is also prolific in opera appearing at Schlosstheater Schönbrunn (La finta Giardiniera), Teatro Caio Melisso(Il barbiere di Siviglia). In addition, he was musical assistant to Karel Mark Chichon for the production of “Otello” at the Bayerische Staatsoper. Prior to that, he had already gained attention as a finalist in the 14th Competition for Opera Conductors of the European Union in Spoleto. 

 

 

In the capacity of talent as a composer, his composition portfolio includes works for orchestra, chamber ensemble given world premieres at major venues such as Lotte Concert Hall and Seoul Art Center. 2021/2022 appearances include Japan debut with Rentaro Chamber Orchestra Kyushu where he conducted his own orchestral arrangement of Hakone-Hachiri composed by celebrated Japanese composer, Rentaro Taki.

Prior to his international career, he completed master degrees in conducting (Leopold Hager, Mark Stringer) at the University of Music and performing Arts Vienna where he also studied Violin with Dora Schwarzberg and Rainer Küchl, the former concertmaster of Vienna Philharmonic who was a major influence on his musical knowledge and interpretation of viennese repertoire as well as German repertoire.