Ga-Eun Kim

Ga-Eun Kim serves as Adjunct Violin Professor at Millikin University's School of Music and holds the position of concertmaster for the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra. A native of South Korea, she maintains an active international performance career spanning orchestral, chamber, and solo repertoire.

Her educational foundation includes:

• Yewon School and Seoul Arts High School (South Korea)
• Bachelor's and Master’s degrees from University of Kansas and Northwestern University (full scholarship)
• Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in Violin Performance at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Kim specializes in violin performance across diverse contexts including standard orchestral literature, contemporary new music, and historical performance practice on period instruments. Her artistic approach integrates chamber music collaboration through ensembles like the Crimson String Quartet, which emphasized community outreach and educational programming for underserved populations, alongside contemporary music exploration with the Illinois Modern Ensemble and period instrument work with Concerto Urbano.

Her distinguished recognition includes:

• Nafzger Young Artists Audition victory
• Multiple concerto competition wins at University of Kansas and University of Illinois
• Kansas Music Club and Sigma Alpha Iota scholarships
• Krannert Center Debut Artist Series finalist

Kim maintains significant performance engagements as concertmaster of the Chautauqua Music Festival Orchestra and regular member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago under conductors Riccardo Muti and Sir Andrew Davis. Her festival participation includes Aspen Music Festival (twice as full scholarship recipient), Great Mountain Music Festival, and Summit Music Festival, reflecting her prominence in both American and Asian classical music circuits.