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As debut albums go, the Korean cellist Hee-Young Lim’s Abbey Road recorded programme of French cello concertos is certainly at the upper end of the assuredness spectrum…Lim brings an exceptionally refined, silkily lyrical sound to the whole.

Dong Hyek Lim has long wanted to devote an entire album to Schubert. Now he has recorded two of the three epic piano sonatas that Schubert produced in the final year of his short but prolific life: No 20 in A D959 and No 21 in B flat D960. “These sonatas are both deep, dark, late Schubert,” says Lim, “but they make a good pairing because they are highly contrasted … In D959 Schubert is more determined and clear about what he wants to do. D960 is more Romantic and fragile. I wouldn’t say that Schubert knew he was going to die that year, but I can still feel the depth of these sonatas. Schubert occupies a place between late Beethoven and Romanticism. I feel I must play his music in a Classical way, but I must also let it sing.”

Yunchan Lim presents his debut studio album – the Chopin Études, Op.10 & Op.25 on Decca Classics. The South Korean pianist became the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022, aged only 18; his performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 moved his conductor Marin Alsop to tears and gathered unprecedented millions of online viewers. In the months following, his rise to stardom has been meteoric, with invitations from the most prestigious concert halls and orchestras.

Le voci di calligrafi ribelli, archeologi in protesta, curatori attivisti e manifestanti in prima linea sono raccolte da Louisa Lim in questo racconto storico e personale della città in cui è cresciuta. La città indelebile ricostruisce il passato di Hong Kong e le vite dei suoi abitanti, sconosciute e appannate dal pregiudizio etnico e dalla dominazione coloniale. Più di tutti, ad attraversare questo libro è il Re di Kowloon, icona di resistenza di Hong Kong, i cui graffiti ante litteram hanno incarnato e ispirato la personalità della città, luogo di scomparsa e ricomparsa, potere e impotenza, perdita e rivendicazione. Per decenni, le narrazioni ufficiali hanno negato le radici di Hong Kong come luogo di rifugio e opposizione. La sua stessa identità è stata oscurata, prima dall’impero coloniale britannico e oggi dal governo cinese, attraverso forme di controllo e repressione che ne hanno soffocato l’aspirazione democratica..

Wing Chun is widely recognised as one of the fastest fighting styles in the world. It has a speed and directness of action that is difficult to match. Ideal for self defence , or as a starting point for a further study of Martial Arts. Wing Chun is both challenging and rewarding and can be practiced anywhere.

For the internationally acclaimed soloist Jennifer Lim, it has been a long, cherished wish to record the complete Mozart pianos sonatas. She has finished just that with GENUIN, where her last, critically acclaimed recordings were also released. She invites her audience to Mozart's piano universe, from the first, youthful and stormy works of the teenager to the glowing and infinitely complex sonatas of his final years. She groups the works according to musical aspects rather than chronological order. This offers a special listening pleasure and reveals unexpected and connective relationships between the works.

In June 2022, Yunchan Lim became the youngest person ever to win gold at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; his performances throughout showcased a imagical abilityi and a inatural, instinctive qualityi (La Scena) that astounded listeners around the world.