Percussionist Eun Hye Kim entered the Korea National University of Arts as a gifted student while attending Seoul Arts High School, studying under Kwang-seo Park. She graduated Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris with the highest performer course under the guidance of Frédéric Macarez and Eric Sammut. Since returning to Korea, she has actively introduced various programs and lesser-known repertoires. Particularly enjoying new attempts through collaboration with contemporary composers, she premiered a piece by Jae-ho Jang, leader of the Tacit Group, at her 2011 solo recital. She also performed as part of the percussion duo Moitié, commissioning works from six composers for a planned performance in 2017. She was invited to ACL (Asian Composers League) in 2017 and Changakhoe in 2018 to present various new compositions.
Starting the marimba at the age of 4, she showcased
exceptional musical talent as a soloist and ensemble member. At 14, she won the
grand prize at the Korean Percussion Competition, placed in the Japan Marimba
Competition, received the Talent Award at the World Marimba Competition, and
won first place in the solo division of the International Contemporary Chamber
Music Competition in Poland. She has collaborated with the Seoul Philharmonic
Orchestra, Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, Chungnam
Philharmonic Orchestra, Gwangju Philharmonic Orchestra, and KNUA Orchestra. She
has held solo recitals at Kumho Art Hall Young Artist Series, Chosun Ilbo New
Music Concert, Seoul Arts Center New Year's Concert, KBS Invitation Concert,
Perkumania International Percussion Festival in Paris, and the 1st Seoul
International Percussion Festival in 2010. In 2005, she was invited to the
Taipei Percussion Convention as Asia's top female marimbist, performing solo
and in quartets. She was also invited as a judge for the Taiwan Marimba
Competition in 2006. Currently, she is a member of the Ensemble TIMF, Seoul
Percussion Ensemble, and percussion duo Moitié, and serves as a professor at
the Korea National University of Arts School of Music.