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Angela Jia Kim

About Me


For professional information, please visit: http://www.angelajiakim.com or http://www.omaroma.com
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Personal stats:
Born in East Lansing, MI
Grew up in Ames, IA
Currently resides in New York City
Interesting Fact:
Who knew that a piano career would be the catalyst to start Om Aroma & Co., a luxury organic cosmetic company, while on the road? Visit our website: http://www.omaroma.com
Interests + Hobbies:
Gourmet food (not cooking, but eating!), Silver Oak wines, eating at great restaurants, dinner parties with good friends, chamber music and great food/wine, eating husband's gourmet meals, tasting wines, walking with pup, yoga, listening to Baroque guitar music, visiting France, B & B's
Pet:
Yellow English Lab named Ella (Fitzgerald)
TV Shows:
Kitchen Nightmares, Top Chef, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Barefoot Contessa, Frontline documentaries
Influences + Inspirations:
Dalcroze method, my husband, Sergei Babayan, Martha Argerich, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Alfred Cortot, Maurice Ravel, Beethoven, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Radiohead
Random Dreams + Thoughts:
I have a craving to move to Napa Valley or Provence, France because of the great food, wine, and atmosphere. However, I can't leave Manhattan yet! Too much to explore, too much to try, too much creative energy in the air that makes this the greatest city in the world. The possibilities are endless...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/1/2007
Band Website: www.angelajiakim.com
Band Members:

Buy Angela Jia Kim's music on iTunes

go to the store:

Buy CDs online!

CDBaby.com
Amazon.com Or go to Angela's Website
Sounds Like: "...an imaginative interpreter... beguiling us with fine shadings... a limpid tone, exquisite balances, an extremely flexible rubato... painting the music in pastel hues..." – Fanfare Magazine (March, 2006)

"...Angela Jia Kim's deeply burnished and expressive piano playing... a poetic cushion." – Orange County Register, CA (4/14/03)

" Don't be fooled by her delicate and fragile appearance, [Angela Jia Kim] is a powerhouse pianist with a lot of temperament." –Le Progrès, France (7/9/03)

"The Daytonians who found their way to the concert on a cold, snowy night were rewarded with a stunning performance... Kim passionately moved her listeners from superb joy to the most profound longing...bright and filled with liveliness... Kim displayed a particularly brilliant attention to detail... ... with its excitement and runs played so ably by this artist, completed the concert." – Dayton City Paper, OH (12/18/03)

Record Label: Miro Classical Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Year's Resolution: Don't Get Sick Anymore

So, here I am lying in bed with a nasty cold... a great way to ring in the New Year.  I try very hard to reassure myself that Mendelssohn and Brahms can wait just one more day, but then my guilt...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:00:00 GMT