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Naima Burrs grew up surrounded by music. The Richmond native’s mother is renowned soprano Lisa Edwards-Burrs. Her father, Stacy L. Burrs, is a former CEO of the Black History Museum and Cultural Center, a former director of Venture Richmond and a jazz aficionado.
Violinist Nam Yun Kim, one South Korea s most eminent violin teachers, died on Sunday at the age of 73.
A native of Seoul, Kim studied violin with Young Woo Choi, then came to the United States and studied at the Juilliard School of Music with Ivan Galamian and Felix Galimir. She won first prize in the 1974 Tibor Varga International Violin Competition and was invited to perform internationally at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center and Sydney Opera House and other major concert halls in Europe and Asia. She also performed with major orchestras throughout the world including St. Petersburg Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Zagreb Radio Symphony and many others worldwide.
Many of her students have become highly accomplished artists, among them are concert violinist Chee-Yun Kim, multi-award-winning violinist/violist Yura Lee, 2010 Indianapolis competition first prize winner Clara-Jumi Kang, 2015 Queen Elisabeth Competition winner Ji-Young Lim, 2017 Isang Yun In