IN THE PRESS
“Pianist Byeol Kim played the work’s notes as if she had written them herself. She’s the kind of dynamic musician who lets the audience see her living in the music, pulling the notes out of her soul. In phrasing — including some delicious pauses — and her virtuosic racing runs up and down the keys, Kim not only captured the bracing and sometimes breakneck pace of urban life but triumphed over it.”
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“As her fingers meet the keys, Kim says that she imagines the tones communicating as a human voice. The message that she shares must be sung, not banged, despite the percussive nature of her instrument. She asks: “Honestly, when you don’t know how to sing at the piano, can you really say you’re a pianist?”