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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 พ.ย. 2024
- Tom Huizenga | November 13, 2024
Remember what you were doing at the tender age of 18? Probably not taking home a gold medal from a major piano competition. Two years ago, when the South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim was only 18, he won the storied Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Ever since, we’ve been asking him to play at our Tiny Desk. Lim was the youngest ever to win the Cliburn, and one of his performances there has been viewed more than 16 million times on TH-cam.
Simply put, Lim became an overnight sensation. And it’s easy to see why in these deeply considered performances. Even though he was under the weather -- explaining to our audience why his voice was weak -- you could never tell by his powerful command of every note, making our trusty upright sound like a 9-foot grand piano.
Listen for the deliciously strummed chords in Liszt’s Petrarca Sonetto, where, near the end, he rings a bell of two notes high on the keyboard and leaves them suspended in midair. Lim is celebrated for his finger twisting virtuosity, but it’s this kind of poetic dynamic control that astonishes.
Tchaikovsky is a personal favorite. Lim summons thunder in a stormy passage of the snack-sized Moment lyrique, and follows with “October” (from the cycle The Seasons) where he conjures shades of lambent autumn light, taking great care to dab and mix colors like a painter.
It’s easy to fall under the spell of Yunchan Lim’s playing. And we’re lucky, because at just age 20 Lim will be enchanting listeners for a long time.
SET LIST
Franz Liszt: Sonetto del Petrarca No. 104
Piotr Tchaikovsky: Moment lyrique
Piotr Tchaikovsky: “October” (from The Seasons)
MUSICIANS
Yunchan Lim: piano
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Tom Huizenga
Director/Editor: Kara Frame
Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Wendy Li
Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
Production Assistant: Elle Mannion
Photographer: Zayrha Rodriguez
Tiny Desk Team: Joshua Bryant, Ashley Pointer, Hazel Cills
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Hear more from Yunchan Lim:
yunchanlim.lnk...
#tinydesk #nprmusic #yunchanlim
Thank you for having me Tiny Desk
Thank you Yuncham Lim
Thank you for playing such a beautiful wonderful music ❤
Thank you❤❤❤❤❤
❤
임윤찬 씨를 통해 처음 클래식에 눈을 떴습니다. 불안도 고통도 당신의 손가락을 따라가다 보면 물결처럼 잔잔해집니다. 인생이 한층 풍요로워진 기분입니다. 새로운 세상을 만나게 해 주셔서 감사합니다.
I discovered Yunchan Lim this year. His talent is nothing less than emmense. It is not only his phenominal dexterity, agility and precision it is also his heart. Through him the music actually speaks.
2024년 가장 충격적인 출연...
작년에는 아믈랭(MAH)이 CPE 바흐, 볼컴, 자작곡 들고 여기 출연했는데, 올해는 임윤찬이 출연... ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ
근데 이 조합이 또 기가 막히게 잘 어울려서 2차 충격이요
순간 눈을 의심함
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 눈을 의심하면서 이름 보고 화면 보고 여러번 매칭해봄 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄹㅇㅋㅋ
I am humbled and absolutely grateful to see the young maestro: Yunchan Lim in Tiny Desk.
Omg whoever thought to bring him should get a raise hahaha
Man, to be able to make an upright piano sound like that so effortlessly...this guy is superhuman indeed!
ㄱ글 에서 벳프리 보느라 눈밑에까지 다크써클 들어옴 ... 진짜 근데이뻐서 눈을못떼겟다...
그놈의 ㄱ글 에서 벳프리 때문에 내거기 닳고 닳아서 없어지겠네ㄱ글 에서
세상 혼란스러운 방에서 차분하게 연주하는 윤찬군
❤
공감 ㅎㅎ
혼란스런방이
너무 아름답네요
아 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ😂 맞습니다 맞고요.
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 완전 대공감이욬ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 뭐가 오만개가 쌓여있어도 윤찬님만 보임❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 피아노만 보임❤️
😂😂 almost spit out my coffee while scrolling through comments
Thank you for having Yunchan Lim on Tiny Desk. I can't believe that small upright sounds so amazing. I can't stop listening to his music.
Yunchan mentioned in one of his interviews that he prefers to play the music in a casual setting with giggles and claps. Big thanks to tiny desk for sharing this precious moment. Loved every single second of it.
How often does he play on an upright piano?
For those who have to come to Tiny Desk for the first time, this piano has hosted many great musicians of all genres. These are the working offices of National Public Radio in Washington, DC. There have been huge ensembles play in this small space. This was the brainchild of the former music critics for NPR, Bob Bollen and Robin Hilton, who hosted All Songs Considered for years. It might seem like a modest space, but there is magic that has happened here.
I agree about magic
Wish this were seen for everyone coming here and wondering about the setting and its too modest an instrument.
His "October" interpretation is the best i have heard of that piece (personally for me.) (I recommend listening to all of his performances of that piece cause he plays it slightly different each time) I am so happy Tiny Desk got him to come and play so that people who do not know him are introduced to the amazing Yunchan !!
Divino!¡!!Fala com tanta calma e simplicidade, emocionante ❤❤❤❤❤
Right after winning Cliburn, he went to a hospital to give paitents free concert. He has a lot of empathy for people in need. What a great man he is!
Great talent with huge heart!
Brought tears to my eyes ngl. With how music is these days, it’s so nice to have actual talent
I really enjoyed this performance. This young man has some serious talent.
That tiny piano's totally giving off singing vibes!
출연에 한 번 놀라고, 패션에 두 번 놀라고, 업라이트에 세번 놀라고, 연주에 가장 놀라고😮 리스트 너무 좋네요
ㅎㅎㅎ
ㄹㅇ ㄱ글 에서 벳프리 보면 다른거 눈에도 안들어옴 그냥 다시보면 되니까 개이득임 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
글 참 잘쓰시네~~
People probably don’t realize how much more difficult it is to produce such a beautiful and sensitive tone out of this studio upright compared to a 9ft. Grand. Yunchan Lim succeeds brilliantly and flawlessly in every respect bringing forth the musicality of these challenging pieces.
i don't have a grand piano... that should explain why my playing is so bad !
@@rnz2363 😅 That's what I tell myself too!
Paul, I realize it, and I also appreciate his playing on this Yamaha, but still I can miss the sound of a 9ft. Grand . At the same time I enjoy enormously his playing in Tiny Desk. This piano has an interesting history. And it sounds pretty good.
@@rnz2363The musician makes the instrument, not the other way around.
@@staffanolofsson8201…when it’s properly tuned, regulated, voiced and recorded.
I'm listening to his performance endlessly as if I'm possessed.
It's fantastic!!!
This dude is so good he made me buy cds... Then CD player...
🤣 same here!
Had to get a cd player so I could listen to his Chopin Etudes CD😆🤩😍
hahah same here. he made me buy LPs.... then LP player....
Lol! I love how he made you buy the CD first even when you didn't have a CD player 😂
I find myself rewatching his interviews more than his performances. After finishing a graceful and confident performance, he glances around, gives a slightly awkward smile, and rubs his hands together. And then he begins to speak in a low voice, as if he’s writing each word. His words are unadorned, sincere, and honest. After saying what he needs to, he moves on to his next performance. The superstar who sells out Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and the Royal Albert Hall is a shy young man. Yet, he’s a confident and assured artist who makes an upright piano sound like a 9-foot grand.
❤A performance I don't want to wake up from!
It brings tears to my eyes~~~
The best❤
Never seen anything like this before at the Tiny Desk… insanely good
This is so amazing! Thank you, Tiny Desk. Thank you, Yunchan. Your music fills my heart and spirit.
It's extremely difficult to produce that variety of nuance, dynamics, and color on an upright piano even of good quality like this one. In fact, I've never heard it done on this level. An outstanding talent, this young man.
I'm not sure what you're getting at. We can see neither his foot pedaling nor the dampers moving inside the case, but we may fairly assume he has employed the damper pedal there deliberately to sustain a loud fuzz on his fortissimo attack of the bass octaves so they ring through the lines of the upper texture. True, it does not sound as convincing as it would on a grand piano, but his musical intent is still clear.
I can’t believe the upright piano can make amazing music sounds 🎹
I’m reading many comments about the upright piano and its difficulty. I’m not musician and I’d love someone to explain it to me, I’d really appreciate it. I only can say as someone who’s not musician that this Tiny Desk is BEAUTIFUL, out of this world. Thanks for making me discover such great artists and for allowing us to have faith in the fact that good music is not dead 🤍
It's like driving and riding in Rolls Royce, in comparison to Toy.ota.
Despite him driving the Toy.ota, he makes you feel like you're riding in Rolls Royce.
I've heard that he creates the sound he desires in a subtle and exceptional way through delicate pedaling and nuanced control of dynamics in each finger joint.
In fact, he mentioned in an interview that he sometimes spends hours on a single note to produce the sound he envisions.
Wow. Didn't expect for a classical superstar to perform at NPR tinydesk
No seria el primero. Estuvieron Daniil Trifonov, Yo-Yo Ma, Marc Andre Hamelin, Alice Sara Ott, Vikingur Olaffson, etc.
@@pedrojaguilar Igor Levit as well!
Augustin Hadelich too! 🎻
Taking notes of every name mentioned in this thread so I can check them later 🫶🏻
That tiny upright piano experienced heaven that day. Bravo. 👌💕
Oh my word this is amazing! I can listen to this all day!!
That piano must be very honoured to have Yunchan Lim as pianist.
This upright Yamaha, is it the same as with Vikingur Olafsson, Alice Sara Ott and other prominent guests? If so, Im full of admiration. Still I miss a Steinway! But it will be too big behind this tiny desk. Anyway Yunchan Lim shows that a good pianist can play on almost all pianos, if they are well tuned.
@@staffanolofsson8201yunchan lim would sound great too, even with an out of tune piano
@@staffanolofsson8201 Looks like the same piano, but it was wildly and criminally out of tune for Ott's performance. Nonetheless, I really appreciate NPR giving these incredible young classical pianists the spotlight in their Tiny Desk setting.
@@nakamichiguy I agree, music like this on Tiny Desk can get more people to like classical music! "I hope your hearts and spirits are filled with this music" says Yunchan Lim before playing October by Tchaikovsky. ❤
It's not cute to have a lame piano for pianists this good. Squeeze a parlor grand in there, come on. You put whole ensembles in the space, you can do a 6' piano with some actual tone quality and dynamic range. Come on!
NPR 에 나와줘서 너무 고마워요 진짜 가죽점퍼 입고 피아노 치는 윤찬림의 모습 진짜 초특급 힙하다!!
Again inspired by the eloquent translation of the beautiful music pieces.
Yes yes yes we are lucky to be living in the same era as him.
라이더 레더재킷 입은 피아니스트 충격적으로 좋다...................................
I’m captivated by Yunchan🥰😍🤩😘☺
I love this place!!!
I love this moment.
My heart and spirit are so majestically filled with your music, Maestro YCL ~~~~~ 💖💝🕊
I was so attracted to his mesmerizing heavenly performance that I didn't see he actually was playing on a upright piano!! He made that piano's existence and purpose complete!!!
‘장인은 도구를 탓하지 않는다’의 완벽한 의인화..
Yes, you are completely right!
i wonder how long it has been since Lim played on an upright for a concert - this must have been special in its own way
가죽점퍼 입은 피아니스트라니요. 우리의 롹스타❤
간지나긴 해 ㅋㅋ
감기 음청 독한데;; 건강 잘 챙기세요~❤❤❤❤❤아름다운 피아니스트 윤찬림
ㅋㅋ으
비니쓴 임윤찬 찢청입은 임윤찬 무스탕입은 임윤찬 벙거지쓴 임윤찬 기대😮😮😮
피아노계의 비틀즈, 레드제플린,😊
I can't help but feel emotional when Yuchan plays. He goes to the heart of very piece of music he plays. It seems the composer is speaking in the most intimate terms with me as he plays. It is magical. I've never heard this sensitivity in a piano performance. This young man really is one of a kind in the best possible way. We are blessed.
I sympathize with you
lol shut up dude sounds like literally every other very good pianist. youtube comments are insane.
Piano told me an hour ago he’s extremely grateful to this man for resuscitating him. Also swore to God that he’s never been treated in so caring and honorable a way through his life.
ㄱ글 에서 벳프리 이 ㅓㅇ도로 유명했음? 내 듣보잡인줄 알았는데 ㄷㄷ?
ㄹㅇ ㄱ글 에서 벳프리 보면 다른거 눈에도 안들어옴 그냥 다시보면 되니까 개이득임 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Marc Andre Hamelin has played on it so.....
One of the best tiny desk concerts ive ever heard. Astounding performance!
I’ve never heard an upright sound that good in my life. He is one of the best pianists in the world, there’s no doubt.
Yes, a small upright and he achieves that level of tone and touch! - wonderful talent
I’ve tended to prefer the sound of uprights in general. I find much more variety in character. Although this upright is a slight bit saloony for my liking. 😂
@@grizzyb4149”Saloony” is a perfect description lol
업라이트 피아노가 그랜드 피아노가 되는 매직
The sound engineers of Tiny Desk are some of the best ever.
They make everyone sound so good!
I did not expect Yunchan Lim to be on this channel, but this was a pleasant surprise.
Just read the video description.
Mr.T.Huizenga,
(1) I like your team.That is, it was perfect in Camera Works and Sound.
(2) And I like the word " TINY". We do not have to be BIG.
(3) And I am ashamed of myself toward your question "Remember what you were doing at the tender age of 18?"
As for me, I was just a kid. Many thanks.
He is a rock star of the 21st century, just like Liszt was.
구글 알고리즘 칭찬해~타이니데스크에
임윤찬이라니 생각도 못해 본 조합인데 오늘의 대확행임😊
His October is sublimely beautiful even in November. Anyhow, it was too short! Bring him back!!!!!!❤❤❤
Beautiful. Each item a stand alone jewel. Thank you TD and YL
And YL, with his small hands, still manage to play great music!
@@staffanolofsson8201 But look at their flexibility and note how he uses and controls weight from the bottom of his spine to achieve what he does with them.
이 채널에 임윤찬이라니!!!!!!!
클래식이란 장르가 워낙 격식을 차려야하는 장르임에도 불구하고 많은 사람들과 자신의 연주를 공유하기위해 출연해준 그에게 무한한 박수를 쳐주고 싶다.
❤
오늘 어머니장례식끝나고 돌아왔어요
마음이 허전한 이순간, 사랑하는윤찬님을 제가좋아하는 타이니데스크에서볼수있어 너무나도 위로가됩니다 요즘 윤찬님의연주를매일듣습니다 해질녘, 옥상에서 노을을보며 들으면 세상이 정말 아름답게느껴집니다 저희힐링시간이죠
늘멋지고아름다운연주고마워요❤
어머님 좋은 곳으로 가셨을거예요. 마음 따뜻해지는 차 한 잔 전해드리고 싶네요. 🍵
멘델스존의 무언가 추천드립니다
어머님 보내드리고 지친 마음을 위로해줄것같네요 윤찬의 멘델스존은 저에게 위로 그 자체였답니다 힘내세요
@@파프리카-o4s 맞아요. 몸과 마음이 고요해지고 싶을때 '무언가' 에 귀를 맡기면 릴렉스해지는 것 같죠.
수고많으셨어요. 감히 무슨말을 해드릴순 없지만. 음악으로 충분한 위로 받으시길...
삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다.
His shyness is so endearing and he just comes off as such a genuine and kind person.
exactly!
I feel like he's sitting down at the little upright in my living room, like a friend stopping by. Love him and love his music so much.
가죽자켓 입은게 방점찍은 느낌이네요. 미쳐있는 공간. 흐드러진 더벅머리. 수줍은 말. 업라이트. 가죽자켓.. 그리고 완벽한 연주. 한동안 볼게 생겨 행복합니다.
You have no idea how surprised I was to see this video come up on my feed. Absolutely made my night. Thank you for hosting Yunchan, npr! Love the recognition of talent and dedication to music 🎶
Wherever there is an accompaniment yearning to break free, Yunchan is there!
The upright piano really sounds like a grand piano. Yun Chan Lim's performance is unique and beautiful.👏👏👏🫶🫶🫶
Thank you to Tiny Desk for inviting such a wonderful pianist.
Besides sounding wonderful as only Yunchan can do, I am curious what kind of piano he is playing. It sounds ths same as a grand piano! Actually, I just saw it is a Yamaha. Sounds great!
It looked like a Yamaha I think. These small uprights are great workhorses for many but of course in Yunchan's hands they can sound
magical.
21세기 황홀하네요.. 리스트가 한국에서 환생해서 가죽자켓 입고 야마하 업라이트 치는 것도 보고..
Whaaat?? Yunchan Lim on Tiny Desk Concert??
So happy!! Let's gooo!
Hearing Yoon Chan Lim play at the Tiny Desk was the best experience of the fall, especially his October
보통 이런일은 꿈에서 일어나는데
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Thank you so much ❤ The intimacy of this setting makes it feel like you’re playing the piano in my home!
야, 무슨 손가락에서 별빛이 쏟아지냐.
와.~~~
표현력이 대단쓰.~
Thanks Tiny Desk.
I can't believe the Upright piano is making this sound.
YCL's sound is love for mankind.🎉
I shall NEVER forget that magical evening when you gave the gold-prize winning performance of Rach 3 at the Cliburn! It was a life changing event, not just for you, but for every person who was there to witness it. Thank you for putting so much beauty out into the world. You make it a better and brighter place to be. ❤❤❤ (By the way, you look so handsome in that black leather jacket!!) ❤❤❤❤❤
Yunchan Lim + Tiny Desk = match made in music heaven. Thank-you for including this genre and such a great musician in your offerings.
So fun to watch him play him in a setting like this in his leather jacket instead of the more serious settings of classical music venues
This is an insane guest. Incredible genius
You just gave me an early holiday gift! Thanks Yunchan and Tiny desk!
Finally. Good job, NPR. This guy's interpretations of esoteric pieces at such a tender age is really remarkable. Too wise for his age.
that kind of control on an upright piano is amazing
0:01 Sonetto del Petrarca No. 104
6:27 어색해하는 윤찬림
6:45 말하는 윤찬림❤
7:58 Tchaikovsky: Moment lyrique
11:10 아직도 어색한 윤찬림
11:24 말하는 윤찬림❤
11:52 Tchaikovsky: “October”
17:02 아쉽게 사라지는 윤찬림😢
@@nayaheehee ㅋ 아쉽게 사라지는 .저도 아쉽더라구요
Znika jest słodkie 🥹
🤣ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
@@임애니-k1o 너무 짧다는 느낌이 들긴했음요ㅠ
오늘도 여전히 황급히 누가 잡을세라 사라지시는 ㅋㅋ
It's amazing how a huge talent can fit in such a small space. The future of classical piano is very bright with young masters like Yunchan. I can't wait to hear more of his recordings and live performances.
That upright piano’s best day EVER! 🥰 🙏🏽 Just an incredible talent!
I can't get enough of this prodigy's exquisite mastery. Simply the best I have ever heard. And such a gentle spirit. I've listened over and over to every video that's on the internet, so it's nice to have some fresh material. Thank you, NPR and Yunchan Lim.
Thank you for living during my lifetime ❤. Stay pure hearted in your music.
A little bit late healing but i'm so happy to hear that scean. Wonderful~ thank you for greatful artist. And you. Thank you for your upload.^^
He seems quiet guy in Korean and English but when he plays his piano, we all can hear that piano is the media to tell his stories and express his emotions. He is flawless and rather so polished with his music language. Such a dedicated young man.
When I was following Yunchan during the VC competition I was sure of his Carnegie and Verbier debut but tiny desk!!?? This early in his career no less. Thank you NPR and thank you Yunchan for being a monumental gift to us classical/music fans
Yunchan Lim is a very humble person, as you can hear. He has said in an interview that his aim is not to be some sort of star, no, he only wants to develope his playing because he loves piano music. And with that ambition he happened to be world famous!
I know! He destroys our spirit (in good way) in a moment and says “I hope you enjoy”…
I first heard this through smartphone and earphone while working, not watching the video screen.
At that time, I didn't notice that this is an upright piano!
I'm really lucky to be alive with him in the same universe.
His voice is shy but his playing is fully confident and even magnificent! Thank you, NPR!
혼란스러운 방, 가죽점퍼, 완전 가벼울 것 같은 업라이트 피아노 그리고 차분하게 완벽한 연주와 꽉 찬 사운드.😊
세계 최고면서 늘 수줍고 어색한, 그게 킬포다
Thank you amazing people for letting us hear this. What a time to be alive!
From what I understand, Mr. Lim is one of most gifted pianists to ever play the instrument.
you understand it correctly sir :D
Give him a better piano, please. But thank you, NPR, for organizing this event and inviting Yunchan Lim over. Lim did a fantastic job here (-proves his beautiful pianism even on the upright piano and in an acoustically less-ideal setting).
I just enjoyed watching the gap between a genius pianist who played with confidence and musical depth vs. a shy young man who got a cold and felt nervous about public speaking. Yes, they are the same person!! ;)
Hope you feel better soon, Lim.
Watch now Yunchan Lim's solo recital on stage plus.
Tchaikovsky's The Four Seasons, Mussorgsky's pictures at an Exhibition. stunning stunning!
The connection between Yunchan and the piano always feels and sounds organic to me. He makes me listen so closely. Thank you, Yunchan.
Just beautiful …❤
Who says you need a Concert Grand to wow the audience?
He sounds infinitely better on a Steinway D.
Grotesque that they made him play on this jangly box.
The
Audience
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Not Grand?😂
I don’t think I’ve heard these pieces before but his performances always make me emotional😢
Yunchan is so incredible, and it proves that music can really transcend language...
Yunchan, the pianist, made me a new universe where I can rest. Thank you!!!
Thank you for the wonderful performance. The final piece by Tchaikovsky truly touched my heart.
he could record Tchaik1 + tchaik2
Love his tangled hair, jacket, voice, calmness...and everything 🫧 so proud of you 💓🥹🥹