Victor Lim

Victor Lim piano

Described as a pianist with ‘with great possibilities of nuance and perfect flexibility’ (Revista Arta), South Korean-British pianist Victor Lim has performed around the world in the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Romania, China, Singapore and South Korea. Victor is a City Music Foundation Artist, Making Music UK’s Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artist and the winner of the 2021 RNCM Gold Medal.

As a musician with tireless curiosity for all genres of music, Victor’s interest in new music has led to recent work with Thomas Adès, Graham Fitkin and Stephen Hough. Victor’s affinity with the music of Beethoven has been recognised by two awards from the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe, whilst he is known to have a great personal passion for the works of Robert Schumann.

Victor has made a studio recording of Graham Fitkin’s ‘Granite’ with BBC Philharmonic and has performed with Manchester Collective, Manchester Camerata, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra and Royal Northern Sinfonia. In 2024, Victor recorded his first album with music by Charles Villiers Stanford in the composer’s centenary year, to be released by NAXOS in 2027.

An internationally sought-after teacher, Victor has been the Head of Keyboard Studies at Rossall School since 2022 where he is also the Director of International Piano Academy for gifted young pianists. He also holds teaching positions at the University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of Music, and is a regular member of the faculty at International Young Musicians Academy and Pro Corda.

www.victorlimpianist.com

Programme

Haydn Piano Sonata in C major, Hob.xvi:50
Grieg From Holberg’s Time. Op.40 
Ravel La Valse

Please note: Due to illness, Alexander Gadjiev is no longer able to perform his scheduled concert. We are delighted to welcome Victor Lim in his place. Ticket holders are being notified by the Bridgewater Hall Box Office. You can contact them on 0161 907 9000.