Pianist

Prepare yourself for a night of glamor and romance as classical music’s newest rock star Yunchan Lim performs one of the world’s greatest masterpieces, Rachmaninoff’s sweeping Piano Concerto No. 2. Experience Lim’s electrifying NSO debut at this dynamic concert that also features Ravel’s lyrical La Valse and Carlos Simon’s celebratory Four Black American Dances.

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Season Opening Gala Concert

Kennedy Center

### Event Description: Søndergård, Lim, and Rachmaninoff - Minnesota Orchestra

**Event Title:** Søndergård, Lim, and Rachmaninoff

**Dates:** Friday, September 20, 2024, and Saturday, September 21, 2024

**Venue:** Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403

**Duration:** 2 hours, including intermission

**Event Overview:**
Join the Minnesota Orchestra for an unforgettable evening featuring the extraordinary talents of conductor Thomas Søndergård and pianist Yunchan Lim. This concert promises to be a highlight of the season, showcasing a blend of classical masterpieces and contemporary works.

**Program:**
- **BERLIOZ:** Roman Carnival Overture
- **RACHMANINOFF:** Piano Concerto No. 2
- **TARRODI:** Liguria
- **RESPIGHI:** The Pines of Rome

**Artists:**
- **Thomas Søndergård:** Conductor
  - Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård, who began his tenure as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra in fall 2023, is renowned for his incisive interpretations and collaborative approach. His versatility spans a broad range of standard and modern repertoire.
- **Yunchan Lim:** Piano
  - At just 20 years old, Yunchan Lim has already made a significant mark in the classical music world. His 2022 performance of a Rachmaninoff piano concerto at the Van Cliburn Competition has garnered over 14 million views on YouTube, showcasing his profound musicality and prodigious technique.

**Special Notes:**
- **Tickets:** Available now as part of a concert package. Save up to 15% and enjoy subscriber perks when you purchase tickets for 3 or more concerts. Individual tickets go on sale on July 29.
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- **Accessibility Services:** Orchestra Hall offers a range of accessibility services, including armless and bariatric chairs, assistive listening devices, large-print programs, noise-canceling headphones, service animal accommodations, and wheelchair-accessible seating.

**Presented by:** Ameriprise Financial

**Plan Your Visit:**
- **Directions & Parking:** Convenient parking is available just steps away from Orchestra Hall in the city-owned and skyway-connected 11th and Marquette Ramp.
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Prepare to be whisked away to the Ligurian coast and one of Italy’s most beautiful cities without even leaving your seat. This concert is not to be missed!

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Minnesota Orchestra website.

Søndergård, Lim And Rachmaninoff

Minnesota Orchestra

In 2022 Yunchan Lim became the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn Competition, America’s most distinguished contest for outstanding pianists. He makes his Proms debut tonight with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Paavo Järvi, performing Beethoven’s final piano concerto, the ‘Emperor’, a work of heroism and virtuosity in which the soloist brings order to a world of sound and fury. The dashing final chapter of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 1 proved enough to herald a major symphonic career, but the programme opens at an opposite extreme, with Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür’s Aditus (‘entrance’ or ‘approach’), a sizzling opener of existential, expressionistic drama.

Prom 14: Beethoven, Bruckner and Tüür

Royal Albert Hall

When the 18-year-old pianist Yunchan Lim became the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, he launched a global phenomenon, with more than nine million views and counting of his Rach 3 performance conducted by Marin Alsop. Now the BSO Music Director Laureate welcomes Lim to present Rachmaninoff’s stunningly gorgeous Piano Concerto No. 2. Alsop continues her role as a leading champion of American music, presenting the hymn-filled Second Symphony of Ives (a work premiered by her mentor, Leonard Bernstein) along with Carlos Simon’s bluesy AMEN!

Bso: Simon, Ives, and Rachmaninoff

The Music Center at Strathmore

When the 18-year-old pianist Yunchan Lim became the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, he launched a global phenomenon, with more than nine million views and counting of his Rach 3 performance conducted by Marin Alsop.

Simon, Ives, And Rachmaninoff

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Two young superstars lead the way when the Orchestre de Paris makes a return to Celebrity Series for the first time since 1993/94 with three important pieces that all premiered in the City of Light.  

Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä, conductor

Symphony Hall

At 27, the young Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä already has an impressive resume: chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic, music director of the Orchestre de Paris, and artistic partner of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, a role that will turn into chief conductor when his other music directorships expire in 2027.

Orchestre de Paris

University of Michigan

At just 18 years old, Yunchan Lim recently became the youngest pianist ever to win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. His electrifying performance also earned him the Audience Award, garnering votes from more than 84 different countries, while jury chair—the illustrious Marin Alsop—praised Lim as “that rare artist who brings profound musicality and prodigious technique organically together.” He now makes his Carnegie Hall debut on our most storied stage, performing an all-Chopin program of etudes.

Yunchan Lim, Piano

Carnegie Hall

South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim — the youngest person ever to win the gold medal in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition — joins returning guest conductor Tugan Sokhiev to perform one of the greatest, most popular, and most virtuosic works in the repertoire: Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 3, which the composer himself played with the BSO in 1919 and 1935. Sokhiev also leads a rare gem of a piece: French composer Ernest Chausson’s passionate one and only symphony. The Symphony in B-flat (1890) was a favorite of former BSO Music Director Charles Munch, and the BSO last performed it in 1993.

Tugan Sokhiev conducts Rachmaninov and Chausson with Yunchan Lim, piano

Boston Symphony Hall

The South Korean classical pianist Yunchan Lim performs with both the technical brilliance and heartfelt emotion of an artist who has already dedicated their life to music.  Last summer he became the youngest person ever to win gold at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, where he was also honored with the Audience Award and Best Performance of a New Work. His star is quickly rising— a recording of his final appearance at the Cliburn Competition (Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3) has racked up millions of views on YouTube.

Yunchan Lim

McCarter Theatre Center

Once every four years, the Van Cliburn competition pits pianists from around the world against one another in one of classical music’s most prestigious competitions. To open the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s new season, gold medalist Yunchan Lim returns to Cowtown to deliver Schumann’s rapturous Piano Concerto, a work of rare sensitivity and appeal. FWSO Music Director Robert Spano also conducts Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 as well as the composer’s Academic Festival Overture, written as a thank you for an honorary degree.

Cliburn Competition’s Gold Medalist: Schumann and Brahms

Bass Performance Hall

A viral video of 18-year-old Yunchan Lim playing Rachmaninoff’s famously challenging Third Concerto at the Cliburn Competition amassed nearly 10 million views and set off online debate about where it ranks among the best ever. Lim brings his electrifying performance of that same piece to the Hollywood Bowl. In the second half, rising star Shiyeon Sung conducts the LA Phil in Symphonic Dances, Rachmaninoff’s final orchestral work, which blends endless Romantic melodies with dance rhythms, modern musical elements, and hints of jazz.

All-Rachmaninoff

Hollywood Bowl

The AMFS is thrilled to welcome Matthias Pintscher, the brilliant composer, conductor and incoming Music Director of the Kansas City Symphony to the Benedict Tent stage. Joining him for Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto will be Yunchan Lim, the Van Cliburn winner who triumphed in Aspen last summer with a brilliant recital and has since conquered the world including a sold out run at the NY Philharmonic.

Program and Artist Change: Chamber Symphony: Rachmaninoff Third Piano Concerto

Aspen Meadows Resort

At 18, South Korean Yunchan Lim has just made history as the youngest ever Gold Medal winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, wowing both the judges and the audience with his spectacular performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3. He’s been described as “a mind-blowing once-in-a-lifetime talent,” “a phenomenal talent,” and “the singular most spectacular talent I have ever seen” by seasoned concert pianists around the world.

Yunchan Lim, piano

Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

Yunchan Lim, the 2022 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist, launched onto the international music stage when he was 14. He won second prize and the Chopin Special Award in his first competition, the 2018 Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. 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. The following year, 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.

Van Cliburn Gold Medalist — Yunchan Lim

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

unchan Lim, Gold Medal winner at this year’s Van Cliburn Competition, is the youngest performer ever to do so. In his first-ever competition, the 2018 Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists, Lim won second prize and the Chopin Special Award. That same year, he was the youngest participant in the Cooper International Competition, where he won third prize and the audience prize, awarding him a performance with the Cleveland Orchestra. 2019 brought more accolades, when, at age 15, he was the youngest to win Korea’s ISANGYUN Competition.  Now just 18, he has concertized across South Korea—including with the Korean Orchestra Festival, Korea Symphony, and Suwon and Busan Philharmonic Orchestras, among others—as well as in Madrid. He also participated in the “2020 Young Musicians of Korea” recording organized by the Korean Broadcasting System and released that November.

Montgomery Theater

### Event Description: Yunchan Lim at McCarter Theatre Center

**Event:** Yunchan Lim, Pianist  
**Date:** Thursday, September 21, 2023  
**Time:** 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** Matthews Theater, McCarter Theatre Center

#### Overview:
Experience the extraordinary talent of Yunchan Lim, an 18-year-old classical pianist from South Korea, who has taken the world by storm with his technical brilliance and heartfelt performances. Yunchan Lim made history last summer by becoming the youngest person ever to win the gold medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He also received the Audience Award and Best Performance of a New Work at the same competition. His final performance at the Cliburn Competition, featuring Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3, has garnered millions of views on YouTube, solidifying his status as a rising star in the classical music world.

#### Program:
- **Tchaikovsky:** The Seasons Op.37 - Complete
- **Interval**
- **Chopin:** 12 Etudes Op.10 - Complete

#### Tickets:
Secure your seats for this unforgettable evening of classical music. For premium seating options, consider subscribing to the 2023-2024 Classical Music Series. For more information, call 609-258-2787.

Don't miss this opportunity to witness one of the most promising young talents in classical music today. Join us at the Matthews Theater for an evening of breathtaking performances by Yunchan Lim.

Start your weekend with our new must-see Friday night concert series and social experience, Symphonic Piazza. Prepare to escape, mingle, and be entertained as you enjoy the perfect combination of a shorter format concert with enjoyable and engaging lobby activities to share with family, friends, and our musicians. Arrive early and unwind with a signature beverage, then let our music take you on a journey to new places as you experience Friday evenings in a whole new way.

Strauss' Alpine Symphony, with Chopin

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Pianist Yunchan Lim, the youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn Competition, plays Chopin’s Second Concerto. Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 shows the composer’s gift for melody, from its brooding introduction to impassioned heights. In his NY Phil debut, Kazuki Yamada also conducts the US Premiere of Dai Fujikura’s Entwine, a musical metaphor for vital human connection.

Yunchan Lim Plays Chopin

David Geffen Hall

Sir Antonio Pappano, Musical America's 2024 Conductor of the Year, leads a breathtaking program of lyrical might! Winner of the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Concerto, Yunchan Lim takes the stage to debut his brilliance with the heartfelt and romantic Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2. Mahler’s First Symphony develops from the faintest of sounds into a lighthearted melody that echoes and crescendos all the way through its exhilarating finale.

London Symphony Orchestra Mahler's Titan Symphony

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Join the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) for an unforgettable evening of music at the Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa on Thursday, 20th February 2025, at 8 pm. Under the baton of Sir Antonio Pappano, the orchestra will perform Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D major, "Titan," a masterpiece that promises to captivate and inspire. The concert will also feature the incredibly talented Yunchan Lim on piano, performing Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, a piece renowned for its emotional depth and technical brilliance. Lim, a rising piano superstar, has garnered international acclaim following a sold-out debut recital at Carnegie Hall in February 2024, attracting audiences from across the globe with his exceptional skill and artistry.

This event is a must-see for music lovers and an opportunity to experience the world-class talents of the LSO, Sir Antonio Pappano, and Yunchan Lim in the beautiful setting of the Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets are available through the Philharmonic Society. Don't miss this extraordinary evening of music that promises to be a highlight of the cultural calendar.

On Tour in Costa Mesa

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Sir Antonio Pappano, Musical America’s 2024 Conductor of the Year, leads a breathtaking program of lyrical might! Winner of the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and Artist-in-Residence Yunchan Lim takes the stage to debut his brilliance with the heartfelt and romantic Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2.

London Symphony Orchestra

Jacobs Music Center

Yunchan Lim stunned the music world in 2022 when he became the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Van Cliburn Piano Competition.  His performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 has since been watched more than 12 million times on YouTube.

YUNCHAN LIM, piano

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

“Yunchan is that rare artist who brings profound musicality and prodigious technique organically together.” – Marin Alsop

This concert is on-sale as part of the Piano Series Subscription only at this time. Individual tickets can be purchased beginning July 15, 2024. Please contact the Box Office at 858.459.3724 with any questions.”



The Baker-Baum Concert Hall

The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) returns to Carnegie Hall for the first time in 20 years, under the brand-new leadership of Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano. Joining them is rising piano superstar Yunchan Lim, whose sold-out Carnegie Hall debut recital in February 2024 has attracted audiences from around the world. Lim is featured in a major piano showpiece—Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2—and the LSO further treats audiences to a rare performance of British composer William Walton’s invigorating and emotionally intense Symphony No. 1.

Join the London Symphony Orchestra for an unforgettable evening at Carnegie Hall, New York, on Thursday, 6th March 2025 at 8pm. This marks the orchestra's highly anticipated return to the iconic venue for the first time in two decades, under the baton of Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano.

The concert will showcase the extraordinary talents of piano sensation Yunchan Lim, following his sold-out debut recital at Carnegie Hall in February 2024. Lim will captivate the audience with his performance of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No 2, a piece renowned for its emotional depth and technical brilliance. The evening will also feature William Walton's Symphony No 1, a work celebrated for its invigorating energy and emotional intensity.

Tickets for this must-see event are available from Carnegie Hall. Don't miss your chance to experience the London Symphony Orchestra and Yunchan Lim in a performance that promises to be a highlight of the musical year.

On Tour in New York

### Event Description: Yunchan Lim, Piano Recital

**Date and Time:** Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** Hill Auditorium, 825 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

**Event Overview:**
Join us for an extraordinary evening of piano music featuring the prodigious talent of Yunchan Lim. This recital marks Lim's UMS debut, closing out the 24/25 Choral Union Series with a performance that promises to be both captivating and memorable.

**Program:**
- **Anton Webern:** Variations for Piano, Op. 27
- **J.S. Bach:** Goldberg Variations, BWV 998

**About the Artist:**
Yunchan Lim, the youngest musician to win the prestigious Van Cliburn Competition at age 18, has been hailed for his profound musicality and prodigious technique. His performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Orchestre de Paris in March 2024 left audiences in awe, prompting an immediate invitation for this recital. Lim's interpretation of Bach’s Goldberg Variations will showcase his ability to transform a simple theme into an epic journey through different time signatures, textures, and harmonies.

**Tickets:**
- **Season Ticket Packages:** Available now
- **Individual Event Tickets:** On sale starting August 1
- **Discounts:** Student, Senior, and Group discounts may be available

**Sponsors:**
- **Principal Sponsor:** Shaomeng Wang and Ju-Yun Li
- **Supporting Sponsor:** Rachel and Daniel Feder, in honor of Leslie and Mary Ellen Guinn

**Contact Information:**
- **Box Office:** 734-764-2538

Don't miss this opportunity to witness a performance by one of the most exciting young pianists of our time. Secure your tickets early and be part of an unforgettable musical experience.

Moments after becoming the youngest musician to ever win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Yunchan Lim shared that the next piece he intended to learn for performance was J. S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Reporters—who had just witnessed the eagerly ambitious artist perform Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes in the competition, among other virtuoso achievements—couldn’t help but laugh in amazement. Now, just a year after his 2024 Carnegie Hall debut, the global superstar returns to perform Bach’s crowning keyboard achievement.

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.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Frederic Chopin took the piano and transformed it into the ultimate vehicle for the Romantic imagination. There’s a burning fire beneath the poetry of his music, or as one contemporary put it ‘cannons hidden in flowers’. In the hands of Yunchan Lim – who in 2022 became the youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition – his Second Piano Concerto will blaze as never before. But first comes Mussorgsky, battling his demons in music of spine-tingling drama.

Yunchan Lim

Pianist

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 6, 2024

Yunchan Lim · McCarter Theatre Center

22 - 24 Nov, 2024

Strauss' Alpine Symphony, with Chopin · Kansas City Symphony

Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2024

Yunchan Lim Plays Chopin · New York Philharmonic

Feb 20, 2025

London Symphony Orchestra Mahler's Titan Symphony · Philharmonic Society of Orange County

Feb 20, 2025

On Tour in Costa Mesa · London Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Sep 28, 2024

Season Opening Gala Concert · National Symphony Orchestra

20 - 21 Sep, 2024

Søndergård, Lim And Rachmaninoff · Minnesota Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Goldberg Variations by Bach

University Musical Society

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 2 by Rachmaninoff

Philharmonic Society of Orange County

Piano in Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky

McCarter Theatre Center

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 1 by Rachmaninoff

Washington Performing Arts

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 2 by Prokofiev

University Musical Society

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor) by Beethoven

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 2 by Chopin

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano in Song without Words by Mendelssohn

McCarter Theatre Center

Piano in Variations for piano by Webern

University Musical Society

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 2 by

Minnesota Orchestra

Piano in Piano Concerto No 2 by Rachmaninoff

London Symphony Orchestra

Piano in The Seasons by

McCarter Theatre Center

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