Born in Osaka, Japan, Kelly Talim began studying the violin at the age of seven, making her solo debut with the Oregon Symphony five years later. A laureate of several national and international competitions, she has given solo, concerto, and chamber performances in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Orchestra Hall, and Benaroya Hall across the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Korea, and Japan. Kelly is a graduate of the Columbia- Juilliard Exchange Program, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Columbia University and a Master of Music from The Juilliard School, under the tutelage of Li Lin.