Brandon Kim, age 16, is a Junior at Oakton High School in Virginia. He started his musical journey with Suzuki piano and was introduced to Cello at age 7.

Brandon loves to play cello with his school Orchestra and perform with his piano trio. He has won first prizes in the Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition, NVMTA Achievement Awards, Metropolitan Music Festival, and the Elite International Music Competition.

Brandon has been invited to perform at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall as a soloist and as part of a Trio in 2022 and 2024. As a first prize winner of the NVMTA Concerto Competition, he was invited to play as a soloist with the Amadeus Orchestra in McLean, Virginia in 2023.

Brandon is a volunteer cellist for the Arirang Orchestra that performs quarterly for military veterans at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington D.C. He was inspired to join since his father is a Bronze Star recipient, Army war veteran.

Outside of music, Brandon enjoys playing basketball and competing in debate tournaments.