Jonah Kim (born June 8, 1988) is a South Korean cellist based in the United States.
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.
Widely considered one of the most technically proficient cellists of all time, he is known for "definitive performances"[3] and has been recorded and broadcast internationally on public radio and television.
He began corresponding with János Starker, who invited him to Bloomington, Indiana, and taught Kim throughout his time at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.