Dahae Kim
cello
About this Artist
Cellist Dahae Kim joined the LA Phil as Assistant Principal in 2016. Previously, she served as Assistant Principal Cello of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. She was a featured soloist with the DSO in the Benjamin Lees Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra led by Leonard Slatkin.
Kim completed her studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in 2013 as a recipient of the Gregor Piatigorsky Scholarship, earning Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees as a student of Laurence Lesser and Paul Katz. She also studied privately with cellist Bernard Greenhouse of the Beaux Arts Trio. She won first place in the 2010 Hudson Valley String Competition, was a participant at the Tanglewood Music Center, and served as Principal Cello of the National Repertory Orchestra in summer 2012.
Kim was born in Seoul and first studied music with her mother, who taught her piano and violin. At age 8, she moved with her family to Rockland County, NY; there she took up cello studies with Irene Sharp and New York Philharmonic cellist Qiang Tu.