Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Geistervariationen, WoO 24 (1854) played by pianist Kim Rabenda.

Schumann: Geistervariationen, WoO 24 - Variation V – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Schumann: Geistervariationen, WoO 24 - Variation IV – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Schumann: Geistervariationen, WoO 24 - Variation III - Etwas Belebter – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Schumann: Geistervariationen, WoO 24 - Variation II - Canonisch – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Schumann: Geistervariationen, WoO 24 - Variation I – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Schumann: Geistervariationen, WoO 24 - Thema - Leise, Innig – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 - 18. Nicht Schnell – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Geistervariationen, WoO 24 (1854) played by pianist Kim Rabenda
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 - 17. Wie Aus Der Ferne – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 - 16. Mit Gutem Humor – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 - 15. Frisch – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Geistervariationen, WoO 24 (1854) played by pianist Haeyoung Kim.

Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 - 14. Zart Und Singend – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 - 13. Wild Und Lustig – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 - 12. Mit Humor – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 - 2. Innig – Kim Rabenda (piano)

Kim Rabenda (f.k.a. Haeyoung Kim) was born in Cheonan, South Korea. She began playing the piano at the age of four, graduated from Chungnam Arts High School, and obtained an undergraduate degree in classical piano from Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, studying with Haejeon Lee. Kim went on to obtain postgraduate degrees both as a New Music pianist and as a classical concert pianist (Konzertexamen) from Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany, where she studied with New Music expert Bernhard Wambach and Ensemble musikFabrik’s Benjamin Kobler.

She received further inspiration in new music through consultations and masterclasses with Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Pi-Hsien Chen, Jean-Pierre Collot (ensemble recherche), Marino Formenti, Nicolas Hodges, and Ueli Wiget (Ensemble Modern), as well as with classical pianists including Karl Betz, Roland Pröll, Ilya Scheps, and Nina Tichman.
Kim was selected to participate in various workshops and festivals including at Darmstadt (International Summer Courses for New Music), Essen (NOW!), Freiburg (Ensemble Academy), Kürten (Stockhausen Concerts and Courses), Montepulciano, Munich (Academy of New Music), Schwaz (Klangspuren/IEMA), and Seoul (Young Creative Korea); she was supported by scholarships from DAAD, Kunststiftung NRW, and Tongyeong International Music Foundation.

Since making her debut at Philharmonie Essen, Germany, in 2011 with works by John Cage and Steve Reich, Kim Rabenda has been active as a concert pianist specialising in New Music.
She regularly performs the essential works of the 20th century, ranging from Arnold Schönberg through to Pierre Boulez, Isang Yun, and Helmut Lachenmann. At an early stage in her career, Kim Rabenda gained considerable expertise in the works of Karlheinz Stockhausen and, more recently, has been focusing intensively on the music of Olivier Messiaen.
Kim Rabenda especially enjoys her regular collaborations with composers of New Music, including Roland Breitenfeld, Unsuk Chin, Peter Gahn, Seongmin Ji, Heera Kim, Jungjik Kim, Sae-Ahm Kim, Sehyung Kim, Younghi Pagh-Paan, and Oliver Schneller, and frequently premieres their new works.

Kim Rabenda was a member of the New Music ensembles »Ensemble CONSORD« (Münster, Germany) and »Seoul Modern Ensemble« (Seoul, Korea). Since 2023, Kim has been a co-founder and the pianist of the New Music collective »Project Ensemble O« (Seoul, Korea), and in 2024, she formed »DuO:GK« together with New Music violinist Subin Hwang.

Since 2018, Kim has been the musical leader of »sämusic«, a platform for New Music projects and concert productions that she launched together with music journalist Christian Rabenda.

Having served as a church musician at a free evangelical church in Germany for two years, Kim Rabenda also continues to engage with church music, on occasion directing music-related church services and church-related concerts.

Kim Rabenda has taught piano at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, and in 2017, she established »Studio Rabenda« in Seoul as a space for professional music education, masterclasses, and musical events, such as house concerts.

As of 2024, Kim Rabenda is based in Seoul, South Korea, and regularly travels to Germany and Europe.

KIM RABENDA [pianist]

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