The South Korean baritone Leo Hyunho KIM received his training in his home country and at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna under Prof. KS Krassimira Stoyanova. He also recently completed his Konzertexamen degree at the Musikhochschule Trossingen. In addition, he has participated in numerous masterclasses with KS Thomas Hampson, KS Leo Nucci, KS Krassimira Stoyanova, and Anton Scharinger.

Since the 2023/2024 season, he has been a member of the soloist ensemble at Mainfranken Theater Würzburg. During his tenure, he has performed a diverse repertoire including Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff, the title role in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Danilo in Lehár’s Die lustige Witwe, Hans Scholl in Udo Zimmermann’s Weiße Rose, Moralès and Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen, Perchik in Anatevka, and Don Fernando in Beethoven's Fidelio. Most recently, he made his role debut as Silvio in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci.

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Beyond his engagements in Würzburg, he successfully stepped in on short notice as Lord Enrico Ashton in Lucia di Lammermoor at Theater Altenburg Gera and performed the role of Giorgio Germont in Verdi's La Traviata at the Schlossfestspiele Thurn und Taxis in Regensburg during the summer of 2026.

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In the current 2026/2027 season, his operatic engagements include Biterolf in Wagner’s Tannhäuser, the newly composed opera Mondrausch, and a complex production of Odysses. Furthermore, his concert repertoire this season features baritone solo performances in Szymanowski's Stabat Mater and Fauré's Requiem.

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His broader repertoire encompasses roles such as Alfio (Cavalleria Rusticana), Eugene Onegin (Eugene Onegin), Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Music Teacher (Ariadne auf Naxos), Schaunard (La Bohème), Publio (La Clemenza di Tito), and Marco (Gianni Schicchi).

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He has collaborated with renowned directors such as Nina Kupczyk, Magdalena Fuchsberger, Ursula Horner, Beverly Blankenship, and Michael Sturminger, and has performed under the musical direction of Mark Rohde, Thomas Wicklein, Enrico Calesso, Gábor Hontvári, Luciano di Martino, Dian Tchovanov, Vladimir Kradjiev, Viliana Valtcheva, Christoph Maier, and Ulrich Cornelius Maier.

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In 2014, he won 3rd Prize at the International Antonín Dvořák Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. In the summer of 2018, he was a scholarship recipient of the Résidence Mozart - Académie du Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in France. At the International Otto Edelmann Singing Competition in 2019 in Vienna, he was awarded both First Prize and the WCN Special Prize. In 2019, he was a finalist at the DIOA (Daegu International Opera Awards) and the L'Assoluta Virginia Zeani Royal Voice Competition. In 2021, he was a finalist at the International Montserrat Caballé Singing Competition in Barcelona and at the International Opera Pinza Singing Competition in Pienza, Italy. In 2022, he was a scholarship recipient at the International Opera Workshop Weblingen.