The DeKalb Symphony Orchestra will present violinist Helen Hwaya Kim as the featured soloist for its Feb. 17 concert. The evening also will premiere a new work by Atlanta composer and Georgia Perimeter alumnus Kendall Simpson, in honor of the college’s and the symphony’s 50th anniversary.    

Kim’s career highlights include winning the prestigious Artists International Competition in New York and, as a result, giving debut recitals at Carnegie Weill Hall and the Aspen Summer Music Festival. She is the recipient of more than 100 national and international awards. Kim will be performing Bach’s“Violin Concerto No. 1” and Sarasate’s “Introduction & Tarantella.”

The concert also will feature the world premiere performance of “Within Reach” by Simpson, who is an Atlanta composer and music director of the Emory Dance Program. This commissioned composition was written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Georgia Perimeter College and the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra.

Also on the program are Symphony No. 1 (“Spring”) by Schumann and “Handel in the Strand” by Grainger.

The concert will be at 8 p.m. in the Cole Auditorium in the Fine Arts Building of Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston Campus. The public is invited to meet the composers at a pre-concert conversation held at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time by calling the DSO Box Office at 678-891-3565 or at www.dekalbsymphony.org. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

The DSO’s March 24 concert also will feature a new work commissioned for GPC’s 50th anniversary.