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Review of Lim Yun-chan’s debut performance at Carnegie Hall in New York
A restrained keyboard that calmly depicts sadness
Lim Yun-chan was Chopin’s textbook.Program composed of Chopin etudes
‘Perfect harmony’ between technique and musicality
‘Magical performance’ that reveals the inner thoughts of music“Fantastic” receives standing ovation
Fans flew from Korea to New York
“It’s completely different from when I was at Van Cliburn.”
Will be invited to Carnegie Hall once more next year
Pianist Lim Yun-chan is performing at Carnegie Hall in the United States on the 21st (local time). Lim Yun-chan performed Chopin etudes and other works on his Carnegie Hall debut stage. New York = Photographer Yeom Yohan performed with trumpeter Kyle Selman at the Round Top Festival held in Texas, USA in the summer of 2022. Selman is the principal trumpet player of the Fort Worth Symphony, the orchestra hosting the Van Cliburn Competition.
He said that at the time, many of his fellow members predicted that ‘Lim Yun-chan would win.’ When he was asked regarding Lim Yun-chan, his answer was clear. He said that at the time, the structure was so solid that it was hard to believe that it was an 18-year-old boy’s performance, and he was so impressive that he had never seen a performer who used the inner melody more eloquently. The audience is appreciating Lim Yun-chan’s piano performance. New York = At his debut recital at Carnegie Hall in New York, USA on the 21st (local time), photographer Lim Yun-chan chose only Chopin’s etudes for his program. It was a song selection that coincided with the album release in April. What does Chopin’s poetic sensibility portrayed by a 20-year-old young man look like? In Chopin, it is easy for the technique to be ahead of the music, or for there to be an imbalance where the technique is not visible because of the music. There is no doubt regarding Lim Yun-chan’s delicacy or refined technique, but there was concern that boundaries might be crossed or, conversely, the lines might become blurred. To conclude, Lim Yun-chan’s Chopin was extremely Chopin-like.
’12 Etudes, Op.10′ and ‘Op.25’ are the most widely known works that are at the pinnacle of Chopin’s pianism. Op.10, played in the first half, is a song with pitfalls throughout the piece. After the first song, which had an impressive contrast of the gorgeous right hand supporting the rough and angular left hand, and reaching the most famous third song, he switched the screen to black and white. Then, by widening the width of the river and slowing down the flow, he portrayed leisurely sadness in a calm manner. As in times 4 and 5, the moment a province appeared, there was no choice but to run. Rather than a car racing track that quickly disappears before my eyes, the tension was superb as the entire flow unfolded before my eyes as if I was watching a toy racing track. In No. 8, the combination of small notes packed together like a mosaic shone like a star.
Op.25, played in the second half, felt a little more dramatic. The fast songs were connected and performed at once, and the connection between songs with different characteristics, especially from number 10 to the last number 12, was exquisite. Sometimes he used a dry voice, and sometimes he used the magic of showing the inside of the notes scattered in the air and slowly falling. Just as a tangled thread can be unraveled with an accurate understanding of its structure, he explored the inner workings of each organization to come up with an answer. How much effort did he put into making sure that perfect technique was not seen as technique? At Carnegie Hall in the U.S., a sign saying ‘Lim Yun-chan’s debut performance is sold out’ was posted. This performance, held on the 21st (local time), was sold out immediately following ticket sales began last year. The performance was sold out. I saw an audience member who waited for an hour and a half in the morning to get tickets that were canceled that day and eventually returned. There were people who came from New York, Seattle, Boston, and Dallas. There were many Korean fans who flew all the way to New York to see the historic performance of his Carnegie Hall recital debut at the age of 20.
Baek Hye-sun, a professor at the New England Conservatory who attended Lim Yun-chan’s debut performance with the Boston Symphony Orchestra last weekend, said, “He has become a completely different pianist than he was at the Van Cliburn Competition two years ago.” Professor Son Min-soo Professor Baek, who remembers her childhood well, said, “I thought Lim Yun-chan’s playing would contain a lot of her teacher’s image, and based on what I have learned so far, I think she is now creating her own voice.” It was highly evaluated. After the last song was played, a curtain call followed. After going on stage regarding 10 times, he responded to the enthusiastic cheers of the New York audience by performing an encore of four Chopin pieces.
Lim Yun-chan will perform at Carnegie Hall twice in the 2024-2025 season. On March 6, 2025, he will perform Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 2 with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antonio Pappano. On April 25th, he will present the essence of Bach’s piano music with the Goldberg Variations.
New York = Kim Dong-min, music director of New York Classical Players
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