Jonah Kim

{{Short description|South Korean cellist (born 1988)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|6|8}}

| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea

| occupation = Cellist

| alma_mater = Juilliard School
Curtis Institute of Music

| website = {{URL|jonahcello.com}}

| module = {{Infobox Korean name

| hangul = 김요나

| hanja =

| rr = Gim Yona

| mr = Kim Yona

| child = yes}}

}}

Jonah Kim (born June 8, 1988) is a South Korean cellist based in the United States. He has been referred to as "the next Yo-Yo Ma"{{cite web|url=http://www.koreanconcertsociety.org/artists/jonah-kim/ |title=Jonah Kim |publisher=Korean Concert Society |date=2010-11-07 |accessdate=2013-09-28}} and is known for his "technical finesse" and "romantic and ardent"{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/08/AR2010110806014.html |title=Music review: Cellist Jonah Kim at Terrace Theater |newspaper=Washington Post |date=2010-11-09 |accessdate=2013-09-28}} playing style. Kim made his debut in 2002 with Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra and has since performed internationally as both a soloist and chamber musician.

His primary teachers include János Starker, Orlando Cole, Peter Wiley and Lynn Harrell. Kim is artistic director of Festival San Miguel de Allende. He has been artist in residence at Festival Mozaic and has also been involved with the Atlantic Music Festival since its founding in 2009. Widely considered one of the most technically proficient cellists of all time, he is known for "definitive performances"{{cite news|url=https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/alliance-fran-aise/ensemble-san-francisco-kicks-off-french-music-festival-with-panache |title=Music review: Ensemble San Francisco Kicks Off French Music Festival with Panache |work=San Francisco Classical Voice |date=2015-06-23 |accessdate=2015-06-23}} and has been recorded and broadcast internationally on public radio and television.