Kiyeol Kim, from Korea. After graduating from Seoul National University, Kiyeol Kim earned a master's degree at the New England Conservatory of Music in 2015 and a certificate as an orchestrator at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in 2017. He received a Merit Scholarship at the New England Conservatory of Music and the College's Arts Excellence Scholarship and Graduate Tuition Award at Indiana University. During his study, he served as a graduate teaching assistant at NEC. After graduation, he taught viola master class at the Singapore National Youth Orchestra. He has served in the Asian Philharmonic Orchestra, NEC Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and Macau Orchestra. He has held recital in Volgograd, Russia, participated in NEC Chamber Music Festival, Macau Musicians Chamber Concert and other important performances.