Born in Siheung, South Korea, on March 20, 2004, Yunchan Lim is the youngest
pianist ever to win the prestigious Van Cliburn Competition in 2022, at the age
of 18. He began learning the piano at the age of seven and entered the Music
Academy of the Seoul Arts Center the following year, before continuing his
studies at the Korean National University of Arts with Professor Minsoo Sohn and
entering international competitions. In 2018, he won second prize and the Chopin
Special Prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition in the Young
Artists category, and the same year he ...