Yunchan Lim 임윤찬 – Quarterfinal Round Recital 2022 Cliburn Competition

Quarterfinal Round Recital June 6, 2022 Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU YUNCHAN LIM South Korea I Age 18 BACH “Ricercar a 3” from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079 SCRIABIN Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp Minor, op. 19 (“Sonata-Fantasy”) BEETHOVEN Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major, op. 35 (“Eroica”) Yunchan Lim launched onto the international music stage when he was 14. He won second prize and the Chopin Special Award in his first-ever competition, the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists in 2018. 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. 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. Now just 18, he has performed across South Korea—including with