A native of South Korea, Hyugrai “Ray” Kim was the First Prize winner in the Korean Music
Concours and Third Prize winner in the Pho-Ne Classic Competition in Korea. Kim was
recently appointed by Nathalie Stutzmann as section cello of the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra beginning in 2023-24 season.

Mr. Kim made his debut with the Seoul Royal Symphony Orchestra at the Young-San Art
Hall in 2004 playing Haydn’s Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in C major. His festival
appearances include Pacific Music Festival, Colorado College Summer Music Festival,
Caroga Lake Music Festival, Austin Camerata, and Festival Mozaic, among others. Mr. Kim
holds degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music (BM) and the Eastman School of Music
(MM) and the Butler School of Music (DMA). During his time at Eastman and UT, Mr. Kim
served as a teaching assistant to Steven Doane and Bion Tsang, respectively.