Yunchan Lim to give Mozart 270th anniversary recital in Daegu

Pianist Yunchan Lim, who drew worldwide attention after becoming the youngest-ever winner of the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will visit Daegu for a recital. Suseong Artpia said Friday that it will host “The Pianist Series — Yunchan Lim Piano Recital” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday at its Grand Theater. The recital, held to mark the 270th anniversary of Mozart’s birth, will give Korean audiences an early opportunity to hear Lim ahead of his planned complete cycle of Mozart’s piano sonatas at Carnegie Hall in New York and Wigmore Hall in London. Lim will perform Mozart’s piano sonatas and fantasies. His program includes Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, K. 279, Piano Sonata No. 6 in D major, K. 284, Fantasy in D minor, K. 397, Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K. 332, and Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310, which he will present with his own deeply considered interpretations. Lim won the 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022 at age 18, becoming the youngest winner in the competition’s history and gaining international recognition. He also receiv