Shin-ik Hahm

==Biography==

==Biography==

Maestro Shinik Hahm is a Korean conductor based in the U.S. He is a professor of Practice of Conducting at Yale School of Music and Music Director of Yale Philharmonia. Maestro Hahm has also served as Music Director of Abilene Philharmonic and Green Bay Symphony Orchestras, and performs with the Silesian Opera in Poland as guest conductor. During his position as Music Director and Chief Conductor at the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra from 2001 to 2006, Maestro Hahm garnered much public interest through his enthusiastic activities and creative productions. From 2010 to 2012, Maestro Hahm led the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) Symphony as Artistic Director. In 2014, Maestro Hahm launched Symphony Orchestra for the Next Generation (Symphony S.O.N.G.) based on innovative talent support policies and working principles. The inaugural concert was successfully held on August 23, 2014, at the Seoul Arts Center. Maestro Hahm’s goal is to break free from the existing bureaucratic and conventional symphonic orchestra management system and pursue creative, independent, and free artistic values through Symphony S.O.N.G.{{cite web|url=http://greenbaysymphony.org/about/ |title=About | Green Bay Symphony Orchestra |accessdate=2014-12-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109101624/http://greenbaysymphony.org/about/ |archivedate=2014-11-09 }}

Maestro Shinik Hahm is a Korean conductor based in the U.S. He is a professor of Practice of Conducting at Yale School of Music and Music Director of Yale Philharmonia. Maestro Hahm has also served as Music Director of Abilene Philharmonic and Green Bay Symphony Orchestras, and performs with the Silesian Opera in Poland as guest conductor. During his position as Music Director and Chief Conductor at the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra from 2001 to 2006, Maestro Hahm garnered much public interest through his enthusiastic activities and creative productions. From 2010 to 2012, Maestro Hahm led the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) Symphony as Artistic Director. In 2014, Maestro Hahm launched Symphony Orchestra for the Next Generation (Symphony S.O.N.G.) based on innovative talent support policies and working principles. The inaugural concert was successfully held on August 23, 2014, at the Seoul Arts Center. Maestro Hahm’s goal is to break free from the existing bureaucratic and conventional symphonic orchestra management system and pursue creative, independent, and free artistic values through Symphony S.O.N.G.{{cite web|url=http://greenbaysymphony.org/about/ |title=About | Green Bay Symphony Orchestra |accessdate=2014-12-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109101624/http://greenbaysymphony.org/about/ |archivedate=2014-11-09 }}

Ham Sin-Ik has been widely recognized for his artistry and leadership through collaborations with major orchestras around the world, including the Robert Schumann Orchestra, Orchestre d’Avignon, Málaga Symphony Orchestra, North Czech Philharmonic, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the National Opera of Uruguay, and the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra in Brazil.

He has served on the conducting faculty at the Yale School of Music since 1995. He was Music Director of the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra (2001–2006) and the KBS Symphony Orchestra (2010–2012). In the United States, he served for over a decade as Music Director of both the Abilene Philharmonic and the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, and has also led the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra and the Millbrook Orchestra.

In October 2010, his Carnegie Hall performance with the KBS Symphony Orchestra was praised by ''The New York Times'' as “a performance worthy of respect.” ''The Financial Times'' (UK) described his Carnegie Hall performance with the Daejeon Philharmonic as “music shaped with clear pride, commitment, passion, and remarkable precision.” The ''Seattle Times'' noted that “Ham led the orchestra with vitality and emotional depth,” highlighting the ensemble’s “rich tonal palette, warmth, and expressive range.” Spain’s ''The Basque'' newspaper praised his performance with the Bilbao Orchestra as “captivating, beautifully colored, dramatic, and refined.”

As conductor of the Philharmonia of the Nations—an orchestra composed of young musicians from over 40 countries and supported by the European Union—he successfully led international tours across Europe.

He has appeared as a guest conductor in numerous cities worldwide, including Amsterdam, Avignon, Baltimore, Bangkok, Beijing, Besançon, Bilbao, Boston, Budapest, Chemnitz, Colorado, Detmold, Fort Worth, Geneva, Guangzhou, Herford, Hong Kong, Hartford, Houston, Los Angeles, Málaga, Memphis, Mexico City, Minden, New York, Omaha, Osaka, Philadelphia, Porto Alegre, Prague, Saint Petersburg, Seattle, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Teplice, Tokyo, Toronto, Ulaanbaatar, Washington, D.C., and Xalapa.

In addition to his commitment to the standard repertoire, he has actively championed contemporary music, premiering works by modern composers. Outside of music, he has also been known to enjoy playing football as a left winger for Dong Seoul FC.

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