Emma-Grace Kim is a violinist from Herndon, Virginia and currently studies with Jing Qiao of the National Symphony Orchestra as an NSO Youth Fellow. Since she began her violin studies at age seven, she has performed as a featured soloist at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, WETA Classical’s Salon Series, the House of Sweden, and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. Emma participated in NPR From the Top’s Learning and Media Lab Fellowship, and has served as concertmaster of the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras and Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute Young Artist Orchestra. In 2025, she had the honor of participating in the National Youth Orchestra of the United States where she had the opportunity to tour Asia with Maestro Gianandrea Noseda and Violinist Ray Chen. 

Emma-Grace is committed to serving her community through ITZArt4you, a non-profit organization she co-founded in 2021, that provides weekly music lessons to children in underserved communities.