Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Symphonic Dances Dong Hyek Lim

• Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943): Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18:
• 1 Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato 11:35
• 2 Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto 11:54
• 3 Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando 12:38
• Symphonic Dances, Op. 45:
• 4 Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: I. Non allegro 11:20
• 5 Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: II. Andante. Tempo di valse 08:46
• 6 Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: III. Lento assai - Allegro vivace - Lento assai 12:31
• Total Runtime 01:08:44

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Dong Hyek Lim takes two pianistic roles on this all-Rachmaninov album: soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Alexander Vedernikov in the much-loved 'Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor', and duo partner to his mentor, the great Martha Argerich, in the composer's two-piano transcription of the enthralling and enigmatic 'Symphonic Dances'. Lim's credentials in Russian music are rooted in the formative period he spent as a young student at Moscow's Central School of Music and Conservatory.

Dong Hyek Lim, piano
Martha Argerich, piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Vedernikov, conductor

Dong Hyek Lim
has won top prizes at various competitions. In September 1996, he had 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).

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