Shin Kim Piano Trio with Misha Amory, viola

The Shin Kim Piano Trio consisting of family members Kyu-Young Kim on violin, Pitnarry Shin on cello, and Orion Kim on piano started during the early days of the COVID lockdown in the family living room when Orion was fourteen years old. During the pandemic, their online video performances were enjoyed by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Bakken Ensemble virtual audiences, and their informal performances on their front stoop in Saint Paul and for house concerts in the Twin Cities have brought much joy to many classical music lovers. In 2024, they were featured in Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with both the Willmar Symphony Orchestra and the Mississippi Valley Orchestra. Orion is now a sophomore in college, studying piano and history at Yale University, and the trio continues to play together at every opportunity. He is a top prizewinner of the Schubert Club’s Young Artists Competition and the Thursday Musical Young Artists Competition, and has attended chamber music festivals at Yellowbarn, Bowdoin and in Lucca, Italy. His concerto performances include the Kenwood, Golden Valley, and Dakota Valley Orchestras. Kyu-Young Kim is the Principal Violin of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and served as its Artistic Director from 2013-2024. Pitnarry Shin is a cellist of the Minnesota Orchestra and serves as Artistic Director and cellist of the Bakken Ensemble. Texu Kim’s chamber piece “Bab Meogeossoh” was commissioned by the Schubert Club for the Shin Kim Piano Trio as a special gift to honor Kyu-Young Kim’s tenure as Artistic Director of the SPCO. The Shin Kim Trio thanks Ruth and John Huss and Joseph Tashjian and Kay Savik for their friendship and incredible generosity in funding the commission. Misha Amory is a founding member of the Brentano String Quartet, with a distinguished career in performance and recording. Winner of the 1991 Naumburg Viola Award, Misha Amory has performed with orchestras in the United States and Europe, and has given recitals in New York, Los…