Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet, is the principal clarinet of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. A native of South Korea, he was the top prizewinner of the 67th Prague Spring International Music Competition in 2015. Kim’s career highlights include his appearance as a soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of their Music Director, Sakari Oramo, at the Prague Spring International Music Festival. Moreover, he is a laureate of multiple international competitions. He studied with distinguished professors Michel Arrignon and Pascal Moragues at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris. His time in Paris was preceded by three years working with Florent Heau at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Regional de Rueil-Malmaison. After Paris, he went on to study in Los Angeles at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, gaining an artist diploma under Yehuda Gilad in 2014. Sang Yoon Kim is a Buffet Crampon, Vandoren, and Silverstein Performing Artist.