About
Kim Barbier

Kim Barbier — Pianist ————— Born in Paris and raised in Nice, Kim Barbier studied with some of the leading figures of the European piano tradition. She studied in London with Maria Curcio, a pupil of Artur Schnabel, as well as with Leon Fleisher, György Kurtág and Ferenc Rados, after graduating with highest honours from the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP) and completing a postgraduate programme in the classes of Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Nicholas Angelich. Invited to perform on some of the world’s most prestigious stages, she has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including Das Symphonie Orchester Berlin at the Berlin Philharmonie, the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Orquesta de Valencia at the Palau de la Música in Valencia, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Lviv, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the China National Symphony Orchestra in Beijing, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra at the Hanoi Opera House, the Zagreb Radio Orchestra, the Estonian National Orchestra, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice and the Orchestra di Roma e del Lazio, among others. She has collaborated with conductors including Robin Ticciati, Lionel Bringuier, Yaron Traub and Stanley Dodds. A sought-after chamber musician, she has shared the stage with artists such as Sol Gabetta, Emmanuel Pahud, Antoine Tamestit, Sharon Kam, David Geringas, Paul Meyer, François Leleux, Guy Braunstein and Bruno Delepelaire, as well as with the Scharoun Ensemble, whose members are drawn from the Berlin Philharmonic. With the Berlin Piano Quartet, formed by soloists of the Berlin Philharmonic, she recorded two albums released by Sony/RCA (2015, 2017). As a solo artist, she has recorded two recital albums for Oehms Classics and PROSPERO Classical. In 2021, Kim Barbier became a founding member of the Massa Trio alongside Argentine bandoneonist Omar Massa, with whom she recorded a first album. She subsequently collaborated on a tango nuevo recording with Daniel Piazzolla, grandson of the legendary Astor Piazzolla, scheduled for release in 2027. She has performed at the Salle Gaveau in Paris as part of the Piano 4 étoiles series, at the Mozarteum in Salzburg as part of the Easter Festival, at the International YMCA in Jerusalem, and at festivals including Menton, Salon-de-Provence, Rolandseck and Insel Hombroich. Her performances have been broadcast by MEZZO France, CCTV China, ZDF, RBB, SWR Germany and ORF Austria.