Solomon Kim (b. 2001) is a multi-instrumentalist improviser and composer currently based in Izmir, Türkiye. Solomon recently graduated summa cum laude from Emory University (Atlanta, GA) with a B.A. in Music Composition. His compositions have been performed in the USA, Thailand, Japan, Croatia, Italy, and Türkiye. Solomon is currently a 2024-2025 Fulbright grantee to study Music Composition in İzmir, Türkiye with Timuçin Şahin. Past teachers include Katherine Young, Adam MIrza, and Joel Rust.
Solomon’s interdisciplinary approach often grapples with identity, art's political and economic facets, and communities in flux or creation. He performs free-improvised music as a cellist and conducts ensembles using a non-idiomatic gesture-based conducting system. His approach builds rich, visceral textures from individual physical impulses, whether in a solo or large ensemble context.
His music has earned various commissions and grants from organizations including Novalis Concept, Emory University, League of Composers/ISCM, College Music Society, and the Society of Composers. His music has been performed by Hypercube, Tacet(i) Ensemble, the Emory Wind Ensemble, the Atlanta Improvisers Orchestra, among others.