WINNER OF 2003 Astral Artistic Services National Audition, Ms. Min Ji Kim began the cello at the young age of 6 at the age of 17, she entered the Korean National University of Arts as a young prodigy.
 
Upon her completion of the undergraduate degree, Ms. Kim went on th her next step in her music studies by attending New England Conservatory in Boston. There, under full scholarship, she earned her Artist Diploma and Graduate Diploma. In 2005, Ms. Kim received Professional Performance degree from Toulouse Conservatoriein Paris with the aid from the Frank Huntington Beebe Fellowship.
 
Ms. Kim has receved first prize in many of Korean national competitions, such as Dong-Ah Newspaper, Joong-Ang Newspaper, Han-Kook Newspaper, and Cho-sun Newspaper Music Competitions, grand prix at the Nan-Pa Music competition, a grand prix at the Seoul Youth Music Competition by KBS, and also a first prize at the Korean International Music Foundation Competition in Los Angeles, U.S.A.
 
Ms. Kim was the only Korean to be invited to perform and to receive scholarship from the Emanuel Feuermann international cello competition in Berlin, Germany, took 2nd place at the Premio Arturo Bonucci International cello competition in Italy, 3rd place at the Adaminter national cello competition in New Zealand, and grand prix at the Hudson Valley String Competition in New York, New England conservatory String Competition, and HAMS International cello competition.
 
She also received first prize and the special award for commissioned work for lrving MKlein international string competition in San Francisco, and a semi finalist at the Rostropovich cello competition in France, Pablo Casals cello competition in Germany, Paulo cello competition in Finland, and Naumberg competition in New York. Ms. Kim had performed with many orchestras around the world including various symphony orchestras from Korea such as KBS Symphony, Suwon Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic, Incheon Philharmonic, and Seoul Academy symphony.
 
She has also collaborated with the Chicago Dame Myra Hess Concert Series, Haddonfield Symphony, Hudson Valley Symphony, Marin Symphony, Santa Cruz Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, Peninsula Symphony and New England Conservatory Symphony orchestra. She was also invited to perform the Piatigorsky Cello Seminarin California and also for the Ralston Concert series in Notre Dame, California. She also left a remarkable impression on the listeners of WMFT Chicago Radio station after performing alive solo recital. Her solo recital is include her performance at the Philadelphia Kimmer Center, Trinity Center, and Jordan Hall and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
 
Ms. Kim is also active in Chamber music festivals, taking part in lnternational Chamber Music Festival in San Muguel Allende, Mexio, Ravinia Music Festival in Chicago, Banff Music Festival and Orford Music Festival in Canada. She was also invited to take part in Kronberg Cello Master class and Audition in Germany and a cello master class in France.
 
Ms. Kim used Jean Baptiste Vuillaume cello on loan from the instrument bank of Ravinia Festival Stean’s institute and she was assistant principal of Orchestra Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Spain under Lorin Mazzel. Currently, she is a member of Kumho Asiana Soloist and Opus Ensemble and a senior member of the Cellista Cello Ensemble. Also, she is the music director of Seokjojeon Deoksugung Palace Concert. Ms. Kim was appointed as a professor at the Department of Instrumental Music at the Seoul University's College of Music. In 2023, she was named as the Artistic Director of the 2023 Yeosu Eco International Music Festival.
 
Her teachers include Laurence Lesser, Lluis Clarlet, Bernard Greenhouse, Paul Katz, Myung Wha Chung, Sang-Min Park, and Kyoung-Ok Park.