Yunchan Lim, piano

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH             
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

A co-presentation with Washington Performing Arts

Yunchan Lim is a classical pianist sensation, growing to global stardom after becoming the youngest person to ever win gold at the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition at the age of 18. “A one-in-a-million talent” (Dallas Morning News), Lim’s performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 during the competition went viral and the New York Times listed it as one of the Top 10 Classical Music Performances of 2022. Lim has showcased his technical prowess and undeniable passion in successful orchestral debuts across the U.S. and abroad while continuing his studies at the New England Conservatory in Boston.

Yunchan Lim

“A huge universe of pianists have played this repertoire, and I have always wanted to become a fundamental musician like them, so I decided to follow their route. The etudes contain a range of expression that encompasses the groans of the earth, the regrets of elderly people, and love letters, and I could feel the freedom of longing within them. Even when I was not practicing them, their songs were still maturing in my mind.”