Sangsoo Kim
Piano Instructor
Education & Training
Master of Music, Indiana University
Doctor of Musical Arts Candidate, University of North Texas
Areas of Specialty
Piano
Biography
Sangsoo Kim is a pianist, collaborative pianist, and educator currently serving as Fine and Performing Arts Specialist and Staff Accompanist at Dallas College, where he collaborates with choirs, instrumental ensembles, and student performers. He also serves as a staff accompanist for the Lewisville Lake Symphony International Competition. In addition, he has taught at the University of North Texas College of Music as a Teaching Fellow, instructing courses such as group piano, functional piano, and applied piano lessons for both music majors and non-majors.
Kim earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Seoul National University and both a Master of Music degree and a Performer Diploma from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He is currently completing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance under Dr. Pamela Mia Paul at the University of North Texas.
An active performer and collaborative pianist, Kim appears regularly in recitals and chamber music performances throughout the United States and South Korea. As a collaborative pianist at the University of North Texas, he performs in more than twenty recitals annually, working with instrumentalists, vocalists, and chamber ensembles. His performances have taken place at distinguished venues including Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and Harvard University. He has also appeared as concerto soloist with the Central Texas Philharmonic and the Mozarteum Chamber Orchestra.
Kim is a prizewinner of numerous competitions, including first prizes at the Isabel Scionti Piano Scholarship Competition, Rose Petroff Foundation Competition, and Texoma Piano Competition. Dedicated to fostering musical growth in young artists, he serves as a staff accompanist for the Lewisville Lake Symphony International Competition and as President of the MTNA Collegiate Chapter at the University of North Texas. His work has been featured in American Music Teacher and Piano Magazine, representing UNT’s excellence in piano education. He also teaches piano for the Dallas Independent School District.