Geunyoung Kim began her musical journey at the age of four with piano lessons and began studying violin at the age of seven. In 2026, she received a Special Mention at the Maurice Ravel Competition in Paris. Her competition achievements include First Prize at the 2025 Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition, which led to a performance at the Winners’ Concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York; First Prize at the Charleston International Music Competition in December 2024; and Third Prize at the Guri-si National Music Competition in 2012.

In 2026, she performed as a solo violinist with the Albion College Opera Workshop. In 2025, she appeared as a concerto soloist with the Lapeer Symphony Orchestra, performing Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole. She has also performed as a guest violinist for organ recitals by Dale Voelker, appearing at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Haslett, MI, in 2025 and previously at Eastminster Presbyterian Church in East Lansing, MI, in 2022.

Geunyoung Kim holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree, a Master’s degree, and a Performance Diploma in Violin Performance from Michigan State University, where she studied with Professor I-Fu Wang. During her time at MSU, she was awarded the Michigan State University Scholarship (2019–2024) and the Romeo Tata Graduate Fellowship (2022–2023). Prior to that, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance from Dankook University in South Korea, where she studied under Dr. Sarm Kim and was honored with the Dankook University Scholarship in 2011–2012.

Kim is passionate about chamber music and has devoted herself to performing with the Dankook University Alumni Ensemble and the Goyang Arts High School Alumni Ensemble at the Seoul Baroque Chamber Hall and Beethoven House in Seoul, South Korea. She has also participated in the Camerata Michigan-West Circle Series and Cello Plus, performing music from the Baroque era to contemporary music with MSU faculty at Fairchild Theater, Michigan State University.

Geunyoung Kim has performed throughout the U.S. and South Korea. She holds orchestral experience from numerous performances in Korea, including with the Lindenbaum Orchestra, Symphony SONG, and the Korean National Opera, where she performed at the Korea Seoul Arts Center and Lotte Concert Hall. In the U.S., she has showcased her talent as acting assistant concertmaster and principal 2nd violin with the Alma Chamber Orchestra. She also served as assistant principal 2nd violin during the Midland Symphony Orchestra's 50th Anniversary Celebration and as assistant concertmaster in the MLK Dream Orchestra in 2019. She has performed with esteemed ensembles across Michigan, including the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Traverse city philharmonic, Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra, Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra, and Jackson Symphony Orchestra.

Geunyoung is currently the concertmaster of the Lapeer Symphony Orchestra and a violinist with the Midland Symphony Orchestra. She also teaches music at St. Paul Catholic School in Owosso, MI, and maintains a private violin studio, Okemos MI where she is committed to nurturing the next generation of young musicians.