Jiji Kim (Guitar '15) Appointed to the Faculty at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music
The Curtis alumna joins Indiana University following a position as assistant professor at Arizona State University
Jiji Kim (Guitar ’15), known professionally as Jiji Guitar, has been appointed to the faculty at Indiana University’s Jacob’s School of Music, beginning next year (August 2023) and will be a visiting artist and adjunct faculty member until then. Selected by The Washington Post as “one of the 21 composers/performers who sound like tomorrow,” Jiji is renowned for her virtuosic performances that encompass a wide variety of musical styles, ranging from traditional and contemporary classical to free improvisation, played on both acoustic and electric guitars.
In 2016, she won First Prize at the Concert Artists Guild competition, becoming the first guitarist to be awarded this honor in thirty years. She recently signed on with Kirshbaum Associates in New York City to be represented by the agency worldwide.
Jiji’s performances have been featured on PBS (WHYY’s On Stage at Curtis series), NPR’s From the Top, WHYY-TV, FOX 4-TV, Munchies (the Vice Channel), The Not So Late Show (Channel 6, Kansas), and Hong Kong broadcast station RTHK’s The Works.
Read the article at The Violin Channel HERE.
Visit Jiji Kim’s official website HERE.
Photos of Jiji by Marty Bra.