BIOGRAFIE

BIOGRAPHY

Acclaimed by audiences, critics and fellow musicians, Dong Hyek Lim is regarded as one of the finest pianists of his generation. He was born in 1984 in Seoul, South Korea. After early studies at the National Conservatory in his native country, he moved to Russia at age ten to become a pupil at the Moscow Central Music School. He graduated in 1998 and continued studies at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory with Professor Lev Naumov. Lim also studied in Germany with Arie Vardi at the Hochschule fur Musik in Hannover and in the States with Emanuel Ax at the Juilliard School.

Lim’s performances at the Small and Great Halls of the Moscow State Conservatory, Salle Pleyel and Salle Cortot in Paris, the Lazienski Palace in Warsaw, the Konzerthaus in Berlin and with Martha Argerich at the Philharmonic Hall in Beppu, Japan, have won great acclaim. Also, Lim has appeared in many renowned festivals, including Verbier in Switzerland, Klavier-Festival Ruhr in Germany, the 57th International Chopin Festival in Poland, La Roque d’Antheron, Montpellier Radio France and Piano aux Jacobins Festivals in France. He has performed with world’s major orchestra such as NHK Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic under conductors Charles Dutoit, Myung-Whun Chung, Yuri Temirkanov. In May 2001, Lim became the youngest pianist ever to sign a recording contract with EMI Classics and received the Diapason d'or award in France for his debut album of Chopin, Schubert, and Ravel under the "Martha Argerich Presents" series, released in June 2002. His second recording with EMI, featuring Chopin's B minor Sonata and other minor works was awarded the Choc Prize by Le Monde de la Musique. . In 2008, Lim released his third album, playing Goldberg Variations by J.S Bach, and his most recent recording of Chopin the complete prelude on Warner has been met with critical acclaim such as Gramophone and BBC Magazine.

Lim has won top prizes at various competitions. In September 1996, he captured international attention by winning the second prize at the Chopin Competition for Young Pianists in Moscow as the youngest participant of that year (his elder brother Dong-Min Lim tied for the first prize). In 2000, Lim took the fifth prize at the International Busoni Piano Competition in Italy, which later became known as 'Busoni Shock' (the entire juries were replaced for the next year's competition). He went on to win the second prize at the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan later that year. In December 2001, not only did he become the youngest winner of the Premier Grand Prix in the history of the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud International Piano Competition in Paris, but also he won five other special awards. In October 2005, Lim participated in the 15th International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw and, for the first time in the history of Korea, took the third prize; tied with his elder brother Dong-Min Lim (no second prize was awarded). In June 2007, Lim participated in the 13th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, shared fourth prize with Sergei Sobolev (no first prize was awarded).

In 2015, Lim released his recording of with Warner Music International. In the upcoming 2018/19 Season, Lim is scheduled to have his first duo concert and release a recording with Martha Argerich, BBC Symphony Orchestra. He will also be performing with Conductor Fabio Luisi and playing a trio with Mischa Maisky.

HISTORY

EDUCATION

2007-2009: The Juilliard School, New York, NY, USA
Artist Diploma in Piano Performance

2004-2007: The Hochschule fur Musik und Theater, Hannover, Germany
Solist Diploma in Piano Performance

1994-2004: Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, Russia
Concert Diploma in Piano Performance

AWARDS / DISTINCTION

2016: BBC music Magazine recording of the month Instrumental. Chopin 24 preludes
2016: Gramophone Editor's choice Chopin 24 preludes
2004: Winner of “Choc” prize, received from Le Monde de la Musiquee for the CD recording featuring works by Chopin Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 and others
2002: Winner of “Diapason d’Or”, received from the series of Martha Argerich Presents CD recording featuring works by Schubert, Chopin, and Ravel

COMPETITION

4th prize; 13th International Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow, Russia 2007
3rd prize; 15th International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition, Warsaw, Poland 2005
1st prize ( the youngest winner of the Premier Grand Prix in the history of the competition ); the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud International Competition, Paris, France 2001
2nd prize; The Hamamatsu International Competition, Tokyo, Japan 2000
5th prize; The International Busoni Piano Competition, Italy 2000
2nd prize; The International Chopin Competition for Young Piansits, Moscow, Russia 1996

PERFORMING HIGHLIGHT I-SOLO RECITALS

Great Halls of the Moscow State Conservatory, Moscow, Russia
Wigmore Hall, London, England
Salle Gaveau, Paris, France
Philharmonic hall, Warsaw, Ploand
Walt Disney Hall, Los Angeles, USA
Konzert Hall, Berlin, Germany
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussel, Belgium
Tonhalle Hall, Zurich, Switzerland
National Concert Hall, Taipei
Symphony Hall of the Auditorio national de la Musica, Madrid, Spain
Osaka Philharmonic Hall / Tokyo Opera City Concert hall, Japan
Lincoln Center, New York, USA Verbier Festival, Switzerland
Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Germany
The Chopin festival, Poland
La Roque d’Antheron / Montpellier Radio France / Piano aux Jacobins Festival, France
Martha Argerich Festivals, Lugano in Switzerland and in Beppu in Japan

PERFORMING HIGHLIGHT II-ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES

NHK Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit
St. Petersburg Philharmonic, conducted by Yuri Temirkanov
National France Orchestra, conducted by Kurt Masur
Radio France Philharmonic, conducted by Lawrence Foster and Myung-whun Chung
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Antoni Wit
The Orchestra de Belgium, conducted by Alexander Dmitriev
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Claus Peter Flor
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Dan Ettinger
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jiri Belohlavek
European Union Youth Orchestra, conducted by Vladamir Ashkenazy
Moscow Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, etc

CD RELEASES

Warner classics Chopin 24 preludes Barcarolle 2015
EMI Classics, J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations and Chaconne, arranged by Busoni 2008
EMI Classics Chopin Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 and others 2004
EMI Classics, works by Schubert, Chopin, and Ravel / Martha Argerich Presentation 2002