Jonah Kim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Age, Net Worth, Biography

Jonah Kim (born June 8, 1988), is a South Korean cellist based in the United States.
He has been referred to as "the next Yo-Yo Ma" and is known for his "technical finesse" and "romantic and ardent" playing style.
Kim made his debut in 2002 with Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra, and has since performed internationally as both soloist and chamber musician. Born in 1988 to a Protestant pastor, he learned to play the cello by watching and imitating videotapes of Pablo Casals.
The seven-year-old Kim was awarded full scholarship to the Juilliard School.
He went on to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
His primary teachers include Janos Starker, Orlando Cole, Peter Wiley and Lynn Harrell.
Kim has been involved with the Atlantic Music Festival since its founding in 2009 where he performs annually.
Widely considered one of the most technically proficient cellists of all time, he is known for “definitive performances” and has been recorded and broadcast internationally on public radio and television.
At a young age, he also established himself as a pedagogue and his disciples are known to call him their musical father or “cello daddy”.
He is known to emphasize harmonically correct intonation and a “true legato”.
Paradigm shifting internet memes have been shared on a mass level with quotes such as, “every note you play is sharp!” and “it is much easier to play your instrument if your hands are not busy holding it.”

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