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Beethoven and David Zinman bring SummerFest to a wild close

"Violinist Michelle Kim, cellist Clive Greensmith, oboist Nathan Hughes and bassoonist Keith Buncke made a winsome quartet, with tongue-in-cheek dramatic soloing from Kim, beautiful tone production and melodic phrasing from Hughes and Buncke, and agile playing from Greensmith."

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SummerFest’s Sunny Sunday Serenades

" With her vivid sonority and assertive technique... violinist Michelle Kim eagerly engaged the cooler but equally fleet flutist Catherine Ransom Karoly in the many spikey contrapuntal forays Britten crafted for this duo."

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Bright Uniforms and Brasses Perk Up a Stage

"Gershwin’s own suite of “Porgy and Bess” highlights, sounded decidedly better, with a sweet-toned solo violin rendering of “Summertime,” by Michelle Kim, the orchestra’s assistant concertmaster, as the clear highlight.

Kim: A Master of
Musical Trades

"...Kim is a bold and bracing all-around musician... [she]  notched up the polish and heat on the first movement's cadenza, also delivering a feverish sparkle in the upbeat finale."

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