In 2005, he was fired from the Hong Kong Philharmonic for auditioning for an American orchestra while on sick leave.
Prior to joining the Pacific Symphony, he was most recently Concertmaster of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
In Hong Kong, Kim was a founding member of Opus 3, a piano trio with Warren Lee and Richard Bamping.
He performed the Hong Kong,[10] Korean, Chinese,[10] and Finnish[11] premieres of Søren Nils Eichberg’s "Qilaatersorneq" for violin solo and orchestra.
Kim has also performed several other works written for him, including Noam Faingold's "Knife in the Water" for violin and cello.
Kim is one of 5 artists invited for the inaugural Valade Concertmaster program at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan.