Yunchan Lim 임윤찬 – RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op. 30 –

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Final Round Concerto II June 17, 2022 Bass Performance Hall YUNCHAN LIM, 2022 Cliburn Gold Medalist South Korea I Age 18 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop, conductor RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op. 30 00:30 I. Allegro ma non tanto 17:56 II. Intermezzo: Adagio 28:51 III. Finale: Alla breve Yunchan Lim launched onto the international music stage when he was 14. He won second prize and the Chopin Special Award in his first-ever competition, the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists in 2018. That same year, he stood out as the youngest participant in the Cooper International Competition, where he won the third prize and the audience prize, which provided the opportunity for him to perform with the Cleveland Orchestra. 2019 meant more accolades, when, at the age of 15, he was the youngest to win Korea’s IsangYun International Competition, where he also took home two special prizes. Now just 18, he has performed across South Korea—including with the Korean Orchestra Festival, Korea Symphony, Suwon Philharmonic, and Busan Philharmonic Orchestras, among others—as well as in Madrid, at the invitation of the Korea Cultural Center in Spain. He also participated in the recording of “2020 Young Musicians of Korea,” organized by the Korean Broadcasting System and released that November. A native of Siheung, Yunchan currently studies at the Korea National University of Arts under Minsoo Sohn. Coming to Fort Worth, he says he is “looking forward to playing in front of the warmest and most passionate audience in the world.” Learn more about the Cliburn here: https://cliburn.org/

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이 길다면 길고 짧다면 짧은 40분 남짓의 시간 안에 인생의 희노애락이 다 들어있다.
16시간의 드라마보다 서사가 깊고 2시간짜리 영화보다 훨씬 더 짜릿하다.
듣고 있으면 내 삶 또한 기꺼이 일어나 승리할 수 있을 것만 같은 힘을 주는 음악.
100년 전에 만들어진 음악에서 이렇게 큰 위로와 격려를 얻을 줄이야.
이런 엄청난 명곡을 작곡한 라흐마니노프와 그의 음악을 만나게 해준
임윤찬에게 경외심이 든다.

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