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Gramophone Award winner Yunchan Lim stays humble despite all the accolades

Pianist Yunchan Lim exhibited two qualities after winning his two awards at the Gramophone Classical Music Awards on Wednesday: gratitude and humility.

2024-10-03

Pianist Yunchan Lim's recordings shortlisted for this year's Gramophone Classical Music Awards

Two of pianist Yunchan Lim’s recordings have been shortlisted for the Gramophone Classical Music Awards this year.

2024-09-09

Pianist Paik Kun-woo releases first of three albums in Mozart project

“Mozart: Piano Works 1” is the first part in the 78-year-old musician’s Mozart trilogy project. Paik has never before recorded Mozart in his 68-year career.

2024-05-14

Pianist Yunchan Lim signs with Decca Classics

Pianist Yunchan Lim, the winner of the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, signed an exclusive recording contract with Decca Classics, the label said, adding it put a lot of time and effort to sign with Lim.

2023-10-19

Sunwoo Yekwon returns with 'Rachmaninoff, A Reflection'

Pianist Sunwoo Yekwon is returning to the music that he knows best. The 34-year-old piano maestro’s second album "Rachmaninoff, A Reflection” is freshly out as of noon on Tuesday.

2023-09-12

Pianist Son Yeol-eum feels at home playing Mozart

Pianist Son Yeol-eum, playing all 18 of Mozart’s piano sonatas, feels like she’s finally “back home.” “When I play the sonatas, I can feel how diverse Mozart's music is,” Son said during a press conference held Tuesday at the Kumho Art Hall ...

2023-03-16

'Professional listener' Jung Jae-il releases new labor of love album

For Jung Jae-il, the music director of “Parasite” (2019) and “Squid Game” (2021), music means both love and labor. With a discography befitting the word versatile more than any other, Jung has stepped forward with his new album titled ...

2023-02-27

Yunchan Lim has no plans to conform after Van Cliburn International Piano Competition win

Pianist Yunchan Lim released his first Deutsche Grammophon album on Monday after his big win at the 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in June. He could’ve released a solo album that consists of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concert No. 3 in D...

2022-11-29

Korean pianist Lee Hyuk takes first place at Long-Thibaud International Competition

Korean pianist Lee Hyuk has won the first prize at the Long-Thibaud International Competition held in France, along with Japanese pianist Kamei Masaya, according to its organizer.

2022-11-14

Yunchan Lim, back in Korea, says he and his piano are still the same

Pianist Yunchan Lim, who surprised the world with his performances during this year’s Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, which came to an end on June 18 in Fort Worth, Texas, returned to Korea with a gold medal on June 29...

2022-06-30