임윤찬 NEC 졸업 연주 5th 박수/인사/커튼콜/앵콜 YunChan Lim Recital - After the 5th Curtain Call… an Encore

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 9:48 PM https://necmusic.edu/events/institute... https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x... Yunchan Lim piano Recital in partial fulfillment of the Institute for Concert Artists and Artist Diploma, 2026 Student of Minsoo Sohn Sunday, April 26, 2026 | 8:00 p.m. | NEC’s Jordan Hall PROGRAM Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Piano Sonata in D Major, D. 850 Allegro vivace Con moto Scherzo: Allegro vivace — Trio Rondo: Allegro moderato ~ Short Pause ~ Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915) Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp Minor, op. 19 Andante Presto Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp Minor, op. 23 Drammatico Allegretto Andante Presto con fuoco Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp Major, op. 30 Andante Prestissimo volando Since becoming the youngest person to ever win gold at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition at the age of 18 in 2022, Yunchan Lim’s ascent to international stardom has been meteoric. His performances showcase a “magical ability” and a “natural, instinctive quality” (La Scena) that astounds listeners around the world, bringing “profound musicality and prodigious technique organically together” (Marin Alsop). His audacious performance of Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes “created a buzz throughout the international piano community” (Gramophone), and his appearance with Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 delivered the defining moment of competition, as one critic noted: “The applause that followed was endless: a star had emerged before our eyes” (Seen and Heard International). The video of Yunchan’s Rachmaninov performance trended globally on YouTube in the days after and has now become the most-watched version of that piece on the platform, amassing well over 18 million views. The New York Times later listed it as one of the Top 10 Classical Music Performances of 2022. In the years following his Cliburn win, Yunchan made successful orchestral debuts with the New York, Los Angeles, Munich, Tokyo, and Seoul Philharmonic orchestras, as well as Chicago, Lucerne, BBC, Boston Symphony orchestras, Radio France and Orchestre de Paris among others. Recital appearances included performances at Carnegie Hall, Verbier Festival, Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw, and Suntory Hall. Yunchan regularly works with conductors such as Alsop, Chung, Dutoit, Dudamel, Gaffigan, Järvi, Macelaru, Mäkelä, Noseda, Pappano, Pintscher, Sokhiev, Søndergård, Van Zweden, and Yamada to name a few. Yunchan’s upcoming 2025/26 season highlights include orchestral debuts with Philadelphia Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Santa Cecilia, Concertgebouw, and Gewandhau Orchestras, as well as returning to New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestras, Orchestre de Paris, and the Ravinia and Verbier Festivals. The season will also see recitals in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Carnegie Hall, and Wigmore Hall among other major stages. The 2026/27 season will see Yunchan return to Carnegie Hall for a series of recitals performing the complete cycle of Mozart's piano sonatas. The 2024/25 season saw Yunchan’s return to the BBC Proms and Verbier Festival, as well as returning to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, and Orchestre de Paris. The season also saw orchestral debuts with Washington National, Vienna Radio, Berlin Radio, WDR, City of Birmingham, and London Symphony orchestras, as well as the Royal Philharmonic, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Cleveland, and Minnesota orchestras. Yunchan made recital debuts playing Bach’s Goldberg Variations at the Kennedy Center, Paris Philharmonie, and The Arts Center in Abu Dhabi, as well as performing at Chamber Music San Francisco, Vancouver Recital Society, La Jolla Music Society, Gstaad Menuhin Festival, and La Roque-d'Anthéron Festival among other stages, which was highly praised by critics showing “a virtuoso display of how much one pianist can pack into this single work” (Financial Times).