Yunchan Lim

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Yunchan Lim
임윤찬
Born (2004-03-20) March 20, 2004 (age 20)
Siheung, Gyeonggi, South Korea
GenresClassical
InstrumentsPiano

Yunchan Lim (Korean: 임윤찬; born: March 20, 2004) is a pianist from Siheung, South Korea.

In 2018, Lim won second prize and the Chopin Special Award in the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. The same year, he was the youngest participant in the Thomas & Evon Cooper International Competition where he won third prize and the audience prize.[1] In June 2022, he was the youngest to win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas where he also took two special prizes.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He additionally won US$100,000 and career management for three years.[8]

Lim has performed with orchestras such as with the Korea Symphony, Suwon Philharmonic, Busan Philharmonic Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, and others.[9]

Lim currently studies at the Korea National University of Arts under Minsoo Sohn.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Burnett, Erich (2018-07-18). "Three Pianists Advance to the Cooper Competition's Final Round". Oberlin College. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  2. ^ Hernández, Javier C. (2022-06-19). "At Cliburn Competition, Pianists From South Korea, Russia and Ukraine Triumph". New York Times. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  3. ^ Yuk, William (2022-06-23). "South Korean piano prodigy Yunchan Lim becomes youngest ever to conquer prestigious Van Cliburn". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  4. ^ Cantrell, Scott; Diovanni, Tim (2022-06-18). "South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim, 18, wins the 2022 Van Cliburn International Competition". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  5. ^ "[Newsmaker] South Korean pianist Lim Yun-chan becomes the youngest winner of Van Cliburn Int'l Piano Competition". The Korea Herald. 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  6. ^ "Pianist, 18, from South Korea wins Van Cliburn competition". Associated Press. 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  7. ^ Zeeble, Bill (2022-06-21). "A South Korean musician wins the prestigious Van Cliburn piano". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  8. ^ "18-year-old Yunchan Lim becomes youngest pianist to win 16th Van Cliburn competition". Business Today. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  9. ^ a b "Yunchan Lim, 2022 Cliburn Gold Medalist". Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  10. ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (2022-06-21). "Yunchan Lim becomes youngest pianist in Cliburn history to win gold". Korea Times. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
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