Impresario Club

For aficionados of private performances by acclaimed musical artists.


NEXT CONCERT:

Yedam Kim

2020 Silver Medalist of The Gurwitz International Piano Competition

Friday, May 6, 2022

6:00 PM RECEPTION - 7:00PM CONCERT - 8:00PM SEATED DINNER

Yedam Kim, piano | South Korea-France

Born in South Korea, Yedam Kim started piano at the age of 6 with Eun-Ock Kim and Hae-jeon Lee. After many prizes at national piano competitions and her 2002 debut recital in Seoul, she moved to Paris, France. Yedam graduated with a Masters degree at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSM de Paris) in 2010 with Henri Barda and Bruno Rigutto, her Postgraduate degree in 2013 at the Salzburg Mozarteum with Jacques Rouvier and obtained the ‘Diplôme de Concertiste’ at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris in 2015. She also graduated with a Masters of Opera Coach at CNSM de Paris and studied with Rena Shereshevskaya until 2019.

Kim is a prizewinner of several international piano competitions, most recently 4th prize in the Cleveland International Piano Competition in 2021 and 2nd prize in The Gurwitz International Piano Competition (San Antonio, TX) in 2020. Other past accolades include 2nd prize in the Porto Santa Cecilia International Competition, 6th prize in the Seoul International Competition, 6th prize in the Hong Kong International Competition, and 2nd prize in the Epinal International Competition. She was also a semi-finalist in the Queen Elizabeth International Competition.

Yedam has performed in prestigious halls throughout Europe, the United States, and South Korea as a soloist, chamber musician, and with orchestra. Examples include the Konzerthaus in Berlin, Salle Pleyel, Salle Cortot, Théatre du Châtelet, and the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow.

Photograph by Scott Ball


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  • Private Performance by Acclaimed Artists

  • Conversation with Musicians

  • Chef Inspired Seated Three Course Dinner with Paired Wine

  • Autographed CD from Select Artists

  • Inclusion as a Sustaining Member in the MBAW Annual Report

  • The Musical Bridges’ Society Signature Lapel Pin

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HISTORY OF THE ROOSEVELT LIBRARY

In 1929 the library opened as the Roosevelt Park Branch Library, San Antonio’s South side library, and in 1968 it closed. The building is located across from the Roosevelt Park which marks the beginning of the Mission Reach Ecosystem Restoration and Recreation Project, an eight mile stretch of the San Antonio River that has received designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, the building’s architect was John Marriott who also designed the Carnegie Library in Delaware, Ohio. Leland Stone purchased the building in 2013 and, as heralded by SA2020, it is a “new kind of gathering space.”