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Yunchan Lim plays Bach and Hanurij Lee at the Wigmore

Bach was on the bill when Yunchan Lim made his acclaimed Wigmore Hall debut in 2023. The Korean pianist, Gramophone Young Artist of the Year 2024, returns to perform arguably the composer’s greatest keyboard work, as he takes on the monumental Goldberg Variations. Programme Hanurij Lee (b 2006): …round and velvety-smooth blend… (UK première) JS Bach: Goldberg Variations … [Read More]

Yunchan Lim’s London debut at the Wigmore Hall

Already a prodigious success at various international competitions, the Korean pianist received the Gold Medal at the 2022 Van Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth at the age of 18 – the youngest ever winner. ‘Lim is a one-in-a-million talent’, wrote the Dallas Morning News, while for jury chair Marin Alsop he is ‘that rare artist who … [Read More]