Hill Auditorium
Yunchan Lim, piano
Individual event tickets on sale Aug 1
“There is no substitute for rare talent, and Yunchan Lim is, indeed, the real deal…when the young South Korean is in his element, there are few sounds more ravishing in the world.” (San Francisco Classical Voice)
After his astonishing performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Orchestre de Paris in March 2024, we had to immediately invite Yunchan Lim to return for his UMS recital debut. The youngest musician to win the Van Cliburn Competition (at age 18) returns to close out the 24/25 Choral Union Series, the third of three remarkable piano recital debuts this season. Lim performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations, an incredible series of 30 transformations on a single theme that ranges from the ebullient to the introspective. The work’s epic scope transforms its beautiful, simple theme through different time signatures, textures, and harmonies.
PROGRAM (Wed 4/23/2025: Hill Auditorium)
Anton Webern Variations for Piano, Op. 27
J.S. Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV 998
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Yunchan Lim, piano
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In June 2022, Yunchan Lim became the youngest person ever to win gold at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; his performances throughout showcased a “magical ability” and a “natural, instinctive quality” (La Scena) that astounded listeners around the world. Marin Alsop expressed: “Yunchan is that rare artist who brings profound musicality and prodigious technique organically together.” The depth of his artistry and connection to listeners also secured him the Audience Award and Best Performance of a New Work.