Cellist Jonah Kim began his musical studies at seven years of age. After a brief period of instruction from his father (who is not a musician), he was accepted to the Juilliard School with full scholarship. During his first year at Juilliard, world-renowned cellist Janos Starker invited him to play at Indiana University. In 1999, at 10 years of age he was accepted to the Curtis Institute of Music where he studied under Peter Wiley (Guarneri Quartet), solo cellist Lynn Harrell, and Orlando Cole (Curtis String Quartet), Jonah Kim made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2002 with Maestro Wolfgang Sawallisch and has since appeared with the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, among others. As a recitalist, he has performed in major venues such as the Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.), Kimmel Center (Philadelphia), and the Kravis Center (W. Palm Beach). He has been broadcast on radio for WHYY, WITF, and WXEL, as well as on television for NBC and CBS.