Originally from South Korea, Sunghwan earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from Ohio State University as a recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Associate Award. He holds two master’s degrees in both Piano Performance and Collaborative Piano from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He also graduated summa cum laude from his undergraduate studies at Chugye University for the Arts in Korea. Dr. Kim studied music composition at Hanyang University and served as a pianist in the Republic of Korea Air Force Band. He has been awarded in many prestigious competitions, such as Franz Liszt International Piano Competition, American Protégé International Concerto Competition, and Korea-Germany Brahms Association Competition. As a versatile pianist, he has performed with many professional ensembles including Columbus Symphony Orchestra and Balletmet. In December 2022, he performed in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall as a winner of American Protege International Concerto Competition. Since 2016, he has been working as a pianist and organist of a prestigious brass ensemble, Tim Zimmerman and the King’s Brass. Currently, he is an adjunct professor of Piania Conservatory of Music in South Korean and an organist at Indianola Presbyterian Church in Columbus.

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