Hyelim Kim

Daegeum Solo

Solo daegeum improvisation

A solo set for the daegeum alone — breath, silence and the bamboo flute.

Breath

Daegeum & Janggu · Korean tradition

A new composition and Korea's most intimate chamber tradition — daegeum and janggu, in two breaths.

Shilla Ensemble

Daegeum & Korean Traditional Music · Ensemble

Hyelim Kim's Korean traditional music ensemble — Korean folk and court music and the living repertoire of the daegeum, brought to international stages.

Out of Time

Daegeum & Drums · with Simon Barker

Korean rhythm and jazz improvisation in dialogue, built on the eight traditional sound-materials.

Daegeum & Classical Music

Concerto · String quartet · Piano

The daegeum as a concerto soloist and in Western chamber settings — orchestra, string quartet, piano.

Daegeum & Electronics

Electroacoustic · Solo

Hyelim Kim's own compositions for daegeum, voice and live electronics — Korean tradition reimagined through the possibilities of technology.

Sori Quartet

Daegeum & Jazz Quartet · K-Jazz

Four Europe-based Korean women — voice, daegeum, piano, drums — folding Korean traditional song into contemporary jazz.

The Celadon Club

Daegeum & East Asian Music · Ensemble

A pan-Asian music ensemble where the daegeum meets the instruments and voices of East Asia — Korean, Japanese and Chinese traditions in dialogue.

Daegeum in Motion

Daegeum & Movement · Solo

A solo work where breath and body move as one — five musical ideas drawn from Rudolf Laban's movement dynamics: Swing, Impulse, Rebound, Sustain, Impact.

Winds of Remembrance

Daegeum & Movement · Korea–Thailand · 2025

A Korea–Thailand intercultural performance exploring breath through music, movement and visual art.

Daegeum & Museum

Site-specific · Sounds of Connection

The daegeum in dialogue with the objects and spaces of the museum — site-specific performance and conversation.

Daegeum & Nature

Site-specific · Outdoors

The daegeum in the open air — the breath of the bamboo flute meeting birdsong, water and landscape.

Daegeum & Asian Flutes

Daegeum & Asian Wind Traditions · Cross-cultural

The daegeum in conversation with the bamboo flutes of Asia — tracing the shared breath, ornament and timbre of the region’s wind traditions.

Workshops

Daegeum & Korean Music · Adults & Community

Hands-on sessions introducing the daegeum and Korea’s living music traditions — breath, sound and rhythm for adults, community groups and curious first-timers.

Workshops for Children

Daegeum & Korean Music · Schools & Families

Playful, age-friendly introductions to the Korean bamboo flute and its music — for schools, families and young learners discovering a brand-new sound world.