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Korean-American pianist Mi-Eun Kim has been praised for her "exquisite refinement" and "vast interpretative range" by the Boston Musical Intelligencer. She has performed widely across the United States, Europe, and Asia, captivating audiences in both intimate recital halls and major concert stages. As a soloist, she has appeared with orchestras such as the Boston Pops, Kansas City Symphony, Omaha Symphony, and Ann Arbor Symphony. Recently, she performed George Gershwin’s Concerto in F with the MIT Symphony Orchestra, in celebration of the work's centennial using a new critical edition published through the University of Michigan Gershwin Initiative. Committed to education, Mi-Eun serves as a lecturer in Music at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she teaches piano and directs the Keyboard Studies program in the Emerson/Harris Program. She co-leads the Biomechanics of Piano Playing research project, which explores the intersection of movement science, musical expression, and pedagogy within piano performance. Mi-Eun has received numerous accolades in competitions including the Liszt–Garrison International Piano Competition and the YoungArts competition. She has also directed and taught at various music festivals and institutions, including as summer faculty at the Center Stage Strings and Hansong Summer Music Festival in South Korea. Mi-Eun earned her D.M.A., Specialist Degree, and M.M. in Piano Performance and Chamber Music from the University of Michigan, along with a B.A. in History from Columbia University.