About
Mijin Kim started playing classical piano at the age of five. She began playing pop and jazz style at the age of eighteen completing the courses in both Soong-Sil Conservatory and Seoul Jazz Academy in South Korea. Soon after, she started to teach and play with many musicians in different venues in Seoul being as well honored with the 1st prize at the Ulsan Jazz Festival Competition in 2006 with her Quartet. In 2007 she moved to Europe to attend two Conservatories, receiving the Bachelor’s degree from Prince Claus Conservatory and the Master’s degree from Maastricht Conservatory. During her Master studies, she recorded in The Netherlands her first album ‘End of the Line’ and released it in Korea in 2014. The Album release concert has been performed in SJA HALL (KR). Between 2014 and 2016 she lived in Seoul, South Korea, where she performed regularly in different venues. In May 2016 she moved back to Europe. Currently she is playing and teaching in The Netherlands.
Performances
Thanks to a baggage of 20-year of performance both in Asia and Europe, Mijin collected a rich experience that allows her to play the piano fitting in so many different ensembles (from solo piano to larger format with drums, bass, singer, horns etc.) and performing type of music: from Jazz (swing, latin, ballades etc..) to Easy Listening. Hired and trusted by numerous Venues in South Korea and in the Netherlands where she performed as a pianist for formal concerts and background music. Her working and musical experience made her able to adapt to any request such as parties, formal events, weddings or simply background music concerts for private gathering.
What’s It All About?
From 2023 Mijin is collaborating together with Louise Hensen in the show “What’s It All About”, (she has previously released with Louise the single “He Needs Me”).
Through this project, which takes her across the Netherlands, she is building a deepening connection with Louise—one that grows stronger with each encounter. This evolving bond enhances the audience's experience, offering them something increasingly profound and captivating with every performance, making the journey more powerful each time.
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Piano Teacher
Mijin is giving piano and harmony lessons from beginner to advance in music styles of jazz, classical, and pop. The lessons are available both in person (Rotterdam and its neighborhood) and online.
If you are interested in learning piano starting from any level, you can contact her at Vivaldi Music Lessons to get a trial lesson.
Reviews
Mrs Kim is a great teacher,not only teaching my son with full of love and patience,but also she is very talented and amazing pianist herself. I would highly recommend her lessons for anyone any age who looks for quality piano lessons.
Lily
What a great piano teacher Mijin is! Learning to play the piano as an adult is a challenge, but with Mijin it was really nice to work on it together. She has a good sense of what is needed, is friendly and patient, but above all a professional. I genuinely enjoy her lessons and have learned quite a lot in a short period of time.
Miriam
I started learning piano with Mijin in April 2021. I was pretty insecure back then, because I didn’t have any experience playing an instrument. I didn’t even know how to read notes! The first conversation on the phone with Mijin already reassured me. She was very understanding and patient. And that’s how she has been for the last year and a half. She emphasises to me that playing the piano is about fun, and making a mistake is more than okay. The lessons I have with Mijin are more than just about playing piano. She always makes time to talk about the things that are important in our lives and to us both. So, besides the life lessons I learned from her, I can actually play piano pretty well haha. I am very thankful for all the lessons I already had with Mijin and I couldn’t wish for a better teacher.
Rosanne
I have been taking lessons from Mijin for almost 4 years now and I am so glad she’s my piano teacher. She’s very supportive in helping me learn the piano and she genuinely cares about her students. She gives very clear instructions and is patient when you make mistakes.
Ella