STAGE+ has introduced its subsequent livestream efficiency. On Might 2, Yunchan Lim will play Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Goldberg Variations”—revered as one of many biggest masterpieces of piano music—from New York Metropolis’s Carnegie Corridor.
Tune into the STAGE+ stream on Might 2nd.
The efficiency comes only a 12 months after the famend Korean pianist made his Carnegie Corridor debut, the place he performed an all-Chopin program of etudes. Lim, who began taking piano classes at seven years previous, turned the youngest pianist to win the Van Cliburn Worldwide Piano Competitors in 2022 at age 18. Shortly gaining recognition following the competitors, Lim performed in orchestras just like the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and extra.
Chopin: Études, Opp. 10 & 25, Lim’s debut album below Decca Classics, was launched in 2024. That very same 12 months, he gained two Gramophone Classical Music awards for Greatest Piano Recording and Younger Artist of the Yr.
The pianist just lately made historical past on the 2025 BBC Music Journal Awards, taking dwelling trophies for Recording of the Yr, Newcomer of the Yr, and the Instrumental Award. It marked the primary time an album has acquired three awards in a single 12 months because the ceremony’s 2006 debut, in addition to being the primary time a Newcomer award winner has concurrently acquired Recording of the Yr.
On Might 16, Decca Classics will formally launch Lim’s interpretation of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, which was recorded reside on the 2022 Van Cliburn Worldwide Piano Competitors.
STAGE+ was launched in 2022 by the world’s oldest report label, Deutsche Grammophon. Annually, the classical music subscription service presents over 50 livestreams from the world’s most famed festivals, live performance halls, and opera homes. It additionally has an in depth archive of historic performances, unique interviews, documentaries, and music movies that includes the label’s artists.
Tune into the STAGE+ stream on Might 2nd.
