Yeseul Kim
Collaborative Piano
2026 Fellow
Collaborative Piano
2026 Fellow
Yeseul Kim is a collaborative pianist and chamber musician based in New York City. She holds a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music, where she studied with Alan Chow. She is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano at The Juilliard School, studying with Jonathan Feldman.
Yeseul has been actively involved in chamber music and collaborative performance at Juilliard, working closely with string players and singers.
In 2025, she was a piano fellow at the Castleman Quartet Program. She has participated in chamber coachings with Ronald Copes, David Finckel, and Zvi Plesser, and has collaborated in lessons, studio classes, and masterclasses including sessions with Nina Lee, Natasha Brofsky, Darrett Adkins, Steve Doane, Alisa Weilerstein, and Frans Helmerson. She also serves as the studio pianist for Juilliard Pre-College double bass faculty member Rion Wentworth.
Her performance activities in New York City include appearances at the Metropolitan Opera Club and the New York Athletic Club, as well as regular collaborations within the Juilliard cello studios. She also participated in the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) Masterclass with Ani Kavafian, performing Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 at the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio.
Recipient of multiple scholarships at Juilliard, including the John Henry Steinway Scholarship, the K. K. Holler Scholarship, the L. C. Moran Piano Scholarship, and the Schilling Music Scholarship, she currently attends on a full tuition scholarship.
Yeseul continues to build her career as a collaborative pianist, engaging in diverse chamber music projects and performing a wide range of repertoire.