Is Yunchan Lim’s Rachmaninoff 3rd Concerto the greatest ever? 임윤찬 (ft. Cliburn jurors) - Summary

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In this video, Ben Laude, a concert pianist and Rach 3 expert, analyzes the performance of Yunchan Lim, an 18 year old South Korean pianist who won the 2022 Van Cliburn competition with his rendition of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto. Laude praises Lim's structural playing, his use of dark and light effects, his orchestral sound, his risk-taking and his nobility. He also compares Lim's performance to other famous pianists such as Horowitz, Argerich, Sokolov and Rachmaninoff himself. He asks the viewers to share their opinions on whether Lim's performance is one of the greatest of all time or not.

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1. The text is about 18 year old South Korean pianist Yunchun Lim's performance of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto in the final round of the 2022 Van Cliburn competition.
2. The performance received a standing ovation from the audience and the jury, and Yunchun Lim won the gold medal.
3. The text analyzes various aspects of Yunchun Lim's performance, such as his structural playing, his use of dark and light, his tempo, his sound, and his technique.
4. The text compares Yunchun Lim's performance to other famous pianists who have played the same piece, such as Horowitz, Argerich, Sokolov, and Rachmaninoff himself.
5. The text includes comments from two pianists who sat on the Cliburn jury, Anne-Marie McDermott and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, as well as from Ben Laude, a concert pianist and head of piano at tonebase.
6. The text ends with a question to the reader about their opinion of Yunchun Lim's performance and whether it is one of the greatest of all time.