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SEOUL, January 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pianist Lim Yun-chan successfully finished his debut stage in England.
Pianist Lim Yun-chan successfully performed his recital at Wigmore Hall located within London on January 18 (UK time).
Lim Yun-chan who managed to win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022 with the title of the youngest pianist to ever win the competition within the 60 years of the competition history took the stage at Wigmore Hall as part of the world tour offered by Van Cliburn Organization offered to the winner of the competition.
Wigmore Hall located within the middle of London which opened in 1901 is a world widely known concert hall, The Wigmore Hall International string quartet competition which takes place at the Wigmore Hall every three years is considered one of the greatest competitions throughout the world.
Lim Yun-chan started off his recital with Willam Byrd’s arrangement of British composer John Dawland, who lived through the era of renaissance, “Lachrimae Pavan.” Composer Willam Byrd who considered as a father figure of British music, managed to arrange “Lachrimae Pavan,” by amplifying the sense of space while distinguishing the harmony between various sounds.
Pianist Yim Yun-chan managed to put out a performance successfully showcasing his lyrical and dreamy techniques. Throughout the online live stream of Yim Yun-chan’s recital, one of the British music critic Michael White address “When asked of the reason for choosing such piece to perform, Lim Yun-chan stated ‘It is because Willam Byrd is the greatest British composer’.”
Second piece he performed on stage was Bach’s “Symphonia.” Lim Yun-chan who has already performed “Symphonia” during his solo concert on January 10 at Seoul Art Center, managed to provide listeners with the wide spectrum of human emotions with very fine details.
After a short intermission, Lim Yun-chan returned to the stage and performed Beethoven’s “7 Bagatelles,” and “Eroica Variationen in EB.” Pianist’s confident play through of the pieces lead the audience to quietly focus on the performance of Lim Yun-chan on the stage, and as soon as he finished his performance, numbers of the audiences stood up to give the pianist a round of applause.
Michael White addressed “Lim Yun-chan performed the ‘Eroica Variationen in EB’ by Beethoven with Cinemascopic Panache,” adding “Audiences are going wild after witnessing an unbelievable performance presented by such a young performer.”
Lim Yun-chan later on performed Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” and Liszt’s “Love Dream” as an anchor pieces.
After successfully hosting his debut stage in London, Lim Yun-chan will continue on with his world tour in celebration of his winning of Van Cliburn International Music competition throughout Europe. Lim Yun-chan plans to host a recital in Italy and Rome in January, and later, on February 2, pianist will perform at the Foundation Louis Vuitton located within Parish France.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)
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