REMASTERED: Yunchan Lim 임윤찬 - RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op. 30

2024? hands up!

I need to see him live one day

How is this even possible

At some point, the orchestra knew something special was happening, and they rose to the occasion.

이 녹음은 인류의 문화자산입니다.

I'm a grown man, and it's bringing tears to my eyes.

아이처럼 순수한데 노인처럼 깊이감이 느껴지는 이 희한한 느낌.

I am so lucky to be living in the Yunchan Lim era.

A RACH 3 for the AGES! ♥♥♥♥

I want to forget this performance so that I can watch it and be amazed again.. though it never fails to amaze me, no matter how much I listen to it.

Speechless. The 3 is definitely his now.

Yunshan's playing is so brilliant he almost makes me forget that he is playing Rachmaninoff music...!!

Cant actually believe this was in a competition

This is a competition, not a recording or recital.
Still, it's one of the best Rach 3's ever played.
We met a genius.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED - I am in shock at this talent

설거지 하다가 소파에 앉아 한참을 봤어요.
눈물이 얼마나 나던지 ...
클래식에 대해 잘은 모르지만
감히 제 인생을 뒤돌아 볼 수있었어요. 감동 그 이상이었습니다.
❤❤❤

He Deserve Gold Medal !!!

Rach 3 GOAT! 😭 Always has me in tears. 😭 Excited for his world tour. I hope to hear his Rach 3 live.

I can't stop listening to this. I come here every night after work listening to this and his other performances.

I have to go to work but I cannot stop listening.... HELP ME!!!!!

The orchestra's performance got deeper and the pianist's performance took us to heaven.

I bought a pair of studio headphones so that I could hear this better. It was worth it!

The part where he turns directly to the orchestra and put his thumb up like “let’s do this” before what I call the “horse race” is so epic.

That low B-flat on 24:18 with a thumb - allmighty heavens! :D Rach: "There's no Gong in my concerto" Yunchan: "There is one" ;)

Thank you, Cliburn!!!🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🎹

It's a masterpiece I'll keep for the rest of my life! Yoonchan's Rach3 performance is GOAT!

저는 피아노 협주곡을 잘모릅니다 라흐마니노프가 누구인지도... 모릅니다 그저 우연히 이 연주를 들었고 열번이 넘게 다시 듣고 있습니다 처음엔 심장이 뛰고 주최할수없는 감동과 전율을 느꼈습니다
어느것이 피아노 소리고 어느 것이 현악기 소리인지 모를 정도로 잘어울어지는 것이 눈을 감고 있으면 자연의 소리가 들리는 듯 물소리 바람소리 새소리... 폭풍과 거대한 파도소리... 이후 몰려오는 그 웅장함에 눈물이 납니다 클래식이란게 이런건지 상상도 못해봤습니다.
정말 대단한 연주에 진심으로 감사드립니다

He is just all about Beauty, Delicacy, Integrity, Power, Softness, Harmony, and All-Bliss.

Thank you Cliburn. Thank you Yunchan Lim👍👏👏👏

What a performance!
GOAT! absolutely..

I finally get to see him playing Roch 3 tomorrow and can’t believe how lucky I am. I’m pretty sure I’m going to cry!

Rather than the orchestra accompanying the pianist, Yuachan Lim is playing with the orchestra and the conductor and they are playing with him. A beautiful, magical experience.

언젠가는 직접 들어볼 수 있기를 희망하며...
리마스터 된 라흐마니노프 협주곡 3 선물 감사히 받겠습니다.

경의와 찬사를 보냅니다. 임윤찬의 연주를
들으면서 많은 생각을 합니다. 음악의 본질, 삶의 본질, 마음의 지향성과 표현, 이에 대한 헌신, 결과물, 영향력... 에 이르기까지 매일 다르면서도 비슷한 생각을 합니다. 그리고 음악의 힘이 무서운 게 나로 하여금 지금 있는 이 자리에서 좀 더 의미있게, 성실하게, 본질을 묵상하며 살게 합니다. 대부분의 일과를 말이죠.
나이는 절로 드는 게 아니기에 이런 마음의 자극을 준 연주자로서가 아닌 '예술가'로서의 임윤찬, 그의 선생님 손민수, 마린 알솝, 이름모를 위대한 오케스트라단원들, 이 곡을 쓴 라흐마니노프의 모든 인생에 존경을 표합니다.
오늘도 잘 들었습니다.

After hearing this amazing performance 3 times in a row all I have to say to myself is: "Go to bed now and you can hear many more times tomorrow". Absolutely Mesmerizing!

The recording of the century

This performance will live forever.

호로비츠, 아쉬케나지, 길렐스, 가브릴로프, 아르헤리치, 안스네스...정말 평생 수많은 라흐 3번 연주를 들어왔지만 임윤찬의 연주는 손에 꼽을 최고의 연주입니다.

New standard for Rach 3.

윤찬아 네가 바라던대로 나를 포함한 수많은 사람들이 이 영상을 보고 새로운 우주를 발견하고 찾았단다.. 고마워

Wow wow wow. That's all I can say.

Yay! Remastered version finally!

I’m hearing him play Rach 3 tonight in LA, so hyped

I recently heard Lim perform this with the Boston Symphony and it was spectacular, electrifying, gorgeous! What a classical rock star! Wishing him many years of great performances.

It is just a magical moment of 43mins.

Listening it again right after the live stream 😭😭 it's just too beautiful

저 손으로 음악을 조각해나가는걸 영화 한편처럼 보여주는 공연... 몰입의 극치는 우리에게 무엇을 경험하게 해주는지, 연주를 할 수 없는 관객이라도 함께 공감하고 그 느낌을 공유하게 만들어주는 연주다.
기술면에서도 너무 탁월하고.. 소리가 가지고 있는 시간의 흐름을 서라운드 형태로 끌어내는 것 같다.
피아노를 잘 치는 연주자들은 많이 봤지만,
피아노가 가진 스트링 한 음, 한 음으로 곡 전체를 느끼게 해주는데 이게 또 오케스트라랑 대화하는 듯한 연주는 이게 처음인듯
청각을 통해 공간지각을 경험하게 해주는 느낌이야.... 너무 멋지네

Clapping and whistling in my kitchen while the kids look at me like I’ve lost my mind. This is an immortal performance. Nobody has done it quite like this gifted lad.

ありがとうございます😊❣️🙏

Thank you, Cliburn. May I also expect Yunchan's live DVD or Blu-ray collection with your excellent HYFI technology? 😍😍😍

People will be talking about this performance in the way that we speak of Horowitz, in the decades to come. Just amazing.

Even Rachmaninoff would like this rendition.

I just can't get enough of Rach3 by Y-Lim!

What a treat! I commented and asked for sound improvements. Thank you thank you thank you, Cliburn. I am so grateful to listen to this historic performance for the rest of my life.

When his playing is so good that almost every comment is a whole paragraph

The absolute joy on the face of Marin Alsop at 32:35. She knew he was the ONE

Just listening to this performance is not enough. When I listen to this music, I see the video.

"스테이지 위에서 울어본 적이 언제였는지 기억도 나지 않는다. 임윤찬의 예술성에 감동했다. 윤찬은 어린 나이임에도 불구하고 이미 성숙한 영혼을 가지고 있고, 완벽한 테크닉과 함께 경탄스러울 만큼 놀라운 재능을 가지고 있다. 헤아리기도 어려울 만큼 깊이 있는 내면의 음악을 가진 것에 대해 칭찬하고 싶다." (마린 알솝)
“윤찬과의 라흐 3 공연 때는 내가 이전에 그 어떤 공연에서도 느껴보지 못한 엄청난 에너지의 기운이 감돌았다. 심사위원 바부제가 "고귀함"이라는 단어를 사용한 것이 좋았다. 그 모든 불꽃과 로켓을 단 듯한 빠른 템포에도 불구하고, 오케스트라는 알았다. 그것은 그에 관한 것도 아니고, 우리에 관한 것도 아니라는 것을. 그것은 음악에 대한 헌정이었다. 역사적인!” (포트워스 오케스트라 단원)
““보통 사람의 인내심에는 한계가 있고, 어떤 악절을 연습하다 보면 이만 하면 되겠지 안도하려는 본능이 있는데, 윤찬이는 가장 높은 기준을 향해 절대 만족하지 않는다. 윤찬의 연주를 보면 때론 작곡가와 가장 사적인 공간에서 둘만이 이야기하고 있는 것 같다. 작곡가가 요구하고 이야기하고 싶어 하는 메시지를 담아내기 위해서 외길을 간다. 이번 콩쿠르 기간에도 윤찬이가 새벽까지 연습을 거듭한 뒤 궁금증이 남으면 문자로 보내는 일이 다반사였다.” (손민수 교수)
“라흐마니노프 3번은, 초등학교 3학년 때 처음 듣고 너무 충격을 받고 평생 좋아한 곡이기 때문에.. 제가 피아노를 칠 수 있게 해 준 존경하는 모든 예술가들에게 바친다는 마음으로 연주했다. 그리고 매 경연마다 작곡가들이 남긴 위대한 유산을 잘 전달하는 데만 신경을 썼다. 결선 반주를 지휘한 마린 알솝은 가장 존경받는 지휘자 중 한 분이고, 내가 특별히 뭘 하지 않아도 알아서 잘 맞춰주셨다. 세상에서 가장 열정 적인 콩쿠르 관객의 뜨거운 응원이 큰 도움이 됐다. 그리고 제가 먼저 오케스트라 단원분들에게 마음을 여니까 오케스트라 단원분들이 저에게 맞춰주셔서 더 음악에 빠져서 연주를 할 수 있었다.” (임윤찬)
: 남들이 쉽게 가는 길 말고, 아무도 가지 않은 어려운 길을 가는 사람이 되고 싶다는 아름다운 피아니스트 임윤찬! 그의 위대한 스승 손민수 교수님과 반 클라이번, 마린 알솝, 오케스트라, 호스트 패밀리분들께 진심으로 깊이 감사드립니다. 모두의 음악적 헌신과 노력으로 탄생한 이 멋진 영상을 매일 들을 수 있어 행복합니다. ‘임윤찬의 라흐마니노프 3번’ 영상은 앞으로도 오랫동안 수많은 사람들에게 깊은 감명과 영감을 줄 것입니다.

He can play Rach 3 like this virtuoso at the age of 18...I come in every day and listen to him play Rach 3. It purifies my soul to think about his playing and the passion he puts into practicing.

I feel so lucky to live in time where we can witness this kind of miracles anytime from anywhere... this moment will last forever !

리피협 3번. 다른 유명 연주자들도 너무 훌륭하다. 그런데 분명한 건 테크닉을 떠나 이 연주는 사람의 마음을 사로잡는 무엇인가가 있다 .

Historic, monumental! 😎🎹

환갑도 지나고 인생을 이제 좀 쉽게 쉽게 살아가는 중에....클래식팬도 아닌 내가 한밤중에 전곡을 다 들게 되었다..한가지에 미치도록 몰입하는게 이토록 아름다운 거구나...삶을 다시 생각해보는 계기가 됐다..

Thanks to Marin
You made the bird fly free.
I could feel your warm regards toward the young guy all through the music.
Great conductor!!!!

If it sounds this and compelling and emotional coming out of my tiny built-in computer speakers, imagine what it must have sounded like to the audience members who were there that day! Bravo!

just can't stop watching it!! personally, the best Rach 3 ever!

THIS is what LIFE is all about ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Unreal.
1.45 am and I’m working at the computer and I wanted some Rach. Do you think I can actually work right now?
It’s like there is no pianist. Only the music. Pure, cascading, uplifting, enticing your being into otherworldly realms.
Unreal. 😮

볼 때마다 느끼는 거지만 참 예술적이다 라는 말이 절로 나오네요. 다른 사람의 라흐3 공연을 보면 기계적이다 라는 생각이 제일 먼저 떠오르는데 이 공연에선 기교가 하나도 안보여요. 피아니스트는 마치 노래 하는 것 같이 들려요. 호흡이 너무 자연스럽고 전체 곡이 마치 하나의 스토리 같이 느껴지고 라흐마니노프의 자서전을 시청하고 있는 상상을 하게 만듭니다. 그리고 진정한 콘체르토가 무엇임을 알게 해줍니다. 알솝 지휘자와 임윤찬 피아니스트의 호흡이 찰떡궁합. 또 피아노가 오케스트라의 하나의 악기에 불과함을 느끼게 됩니다. 협주곡에서 피아니스트의 음악에 대한 자기 희생이 무엇임을 보여 줍니다. 이기심을 버리고 음악 그 자체에 헌신하는 피아니스트와 그에 호응하는 오케스트라와 그 지휘자까지 모든 것이 거의 완벽한 혼연일체된 공연. 지휘자 알솝의 멋진 카리스마와 배려심. 그로인해 더 돋보이는 임윤찬 피아니스트의 신들린듯한 연주. 매일 저녁 퇴근하고 들어와서 최소 두 번은 시청하게 되네요. 아, 라흐2를 다시 들었는데 마치 라흐3과 라흐2는 서로 이어지는 이야기가 아닐까라는 생각을 하게 됐어요. 그리고 이 곡을 매일 들었더니 마치 20세기를 대표하는 곡이 아닐까하는 생각도 들었어요. 특히 마지막 3분간의 대단원의 막은 전형적인 20세기 초반의 격동적인 세계를 대변한다는 상상을 불러 일으켜요. 이런 생각과 감상이 나만의 생각일까요? 여러분은 어떻게 생각하세요?

이 곡을 매일 듣습니다. 들을 때 마다 신을 만나는 기분입니다.

It seems odd.
I came to watch the piano competition,
but this person is holding a concert.

We have to give credit to conductor and the orchestra too.
They really paid attention to how he wants to play the piece.

이렇게 감동적이고 아름다운 곡을 연주한 영상을 듣고 보면서 지금도 연습실에서 혼자 피아노와 마주하고 있을것만 같은 윤찬군에게 감사하며 항상 힘내라고 응원합니다.

영원히 남을 예술의 작품입니다 감동입니다

I still can't believe that I was there in front of stage😍

I keep coming back for this magnificent piece of eternity... ❤

A recent interview with Yunchan Lim -September 15, 2022
(whenever I write the link, it's being deleted immediately. So I copied the whole thing)
There are few comparables for what transpired this past June in Fort Worth, Texas. Music lovers around the world watched in bewilderment as an 18-year-old South Korean pianist set new competition standards, first ripping through Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes, then moving listeners to tears in Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto in D minor (Op. 30). Below is the transcript of our September 2022 e-mail exchange with the phenomenal pianist, Yun-chan Lim.
EH: At what age did you realize that your musical gifts were perhaps a bit unusual ?
Lim: I never thought I had musical talent in my life. I started playing the piano at the age of seven, and I'm just a person who loves music so much that I'm trying to make great music.
EH: Do you believe you played your very best at the Van Cliburn ? Is there much more you could have done in, say, the Transcendental Etudes or the Rachmaninoff Third ?
Lim: I don't think I was in my best condition at the Cliburn competition. I entered the stage thinking about Carl Sagan's pale blue dot, but I couldn't help being nervous and couldn't show 100% of me. I had to create more universes and there was a possibility, but it didn't come out easily.
EH: The world would love to know your thoughts on the Rachmaninoff Third Piano Concerto. Whose recording inspired you to play it so magnificently ? Is Rachmaninoff a composer who speaks to you on a personal level ?
Lim: Rachmaninoff is like Bach. All the voices are singing their own beautiful songs, and they're developed in a really detailed relationship to create highlights. It's one of the most important factors in Rachmaninoff. I've rarely listened to any other playing than Horowitz and Rachmaninoff. I decided that it's right to listen to the most basic recordings.
EH: On the other hand, is there are composer whose works you cannot fall in love with - or a period of music - that simply does not speak to you ?
Lim: My teacher said, "The composer is not at fault, the performer is always the problem."
EH: Stephen Hough, Daniil Trifonov, and Marc-Andre Hamelin are a few of today’s pianists who perform and also compose. Do you spend any time composing ? Is it necessary for a great performer to compose ?
Lim: Every pianist has to compose. I learned music (composition) at school for two years from Min Jae-jeon, a 2009 winner at the Queen Elizabeth competition, composition category. He told me that a pianist should compose and play his own music. If I can do that, I'll do that.
EH: After the competition, you told the world, “I made up my mind that I will live my life only for the sake of music, and I decided that I will give up everything for music”. What a beautiful sentiment. What are some of the more meaningful musical moments - recordings, live performances, or personal music-making - that have led you to this decision ?
Lim: I think the most beautiful moment to taste music is when a musician practices in the practice room. The artist's practice room is a space that creates various universes, and you can see the frustration and joy of making great music through many attempts. This process was not only for my teacher, but also by pianists like Schnabel and Sofronitsky.
EH: One of the more famous prodigies in America, George Li, told me he was practicing 3-5 hours a day by age 8; as many as 6 hours by age 9; and by his teens, he was doing eight hours whenever possible. How much practicing did you do growing up ? Are you a compulsive practicer, or do you need to be pushed with lessons, concerts, deadlines, etc ?
Lim: George Li is one of the musicians I respect most, and I have always admired him for learning from my teachers, Russell Sherman and Wha Kyung Byun. I practiced for 4 to 5 hours when I was young, but I practiced for 8 hours since I was 12 years old, and now I do it all day. It could be pressure for the concert. Because there is pressure not to disappoint people who pay to see it.
EH: People have noticed a breath of freshness, a certain unbridled freedom you attack pieces with. Do you take chances when you are on stage ?
Lim: I think every pianist can improvise. In fact, Horowitz and Rachmaninoff admired Art Tatum, and the Hungarian musician, Liszt, was also a master of improvisation. If you just do what you've practiced, it causes tension and you lose many possibilities on stage.
EH: What is your relationship with the audience ? Do you deal with stage fright, or, are you like Arthur Rubinstein, who needed an audience in order to give his very best impression of the music ?
Lim: Music was born to communicate. I want to share my ideas with the audience and ask them for their opinions, and this is probably one of the most beautiful things in the world.
EH: You are quickly becoming one of the most talked about musicians in the field. What is one thing listeners probably don’t know about you that you would like for them to know ?
Lim: Not really, because I'm just a person who makes music, and I'm not much of a person at all.
EH: You are currently working with Professor Minsoo Sohn at the Korea National University of Arts. What are some of the most helpful ideas he has imparted upon you ? Will you stay with Professor Sohn, or do you have plans to study with others in the future ?
Lim: I can't tell you my future plan, because I don't know if I'll die tomorrow or seven days later. My teacher’s musical ideas surprise me every time, and Sohn always comes up with new ideas. Sohn values interpretations that people can understand. All ideas are based on good evidence, and my teacher says it's important to bring out the songs deep in my heart into the real world, not to play them like the trends that others play.
EH: Which pianists - dead or alive - mean the most to you ?
Lim: There are so many artists in my mind, but Stanislav Neuhaus, Cortot, Schnabel, Horowitz, Rachmaninoff, Yudina, Josef Lhevinne, etc. are most inspiring to me.
EH: It is the responsibility of the performer to be faithful to the score. Is it possible for a great performer to surpass the vision of the composer ? (I’m thinking of those like Horowitz and Gould, here)
Lim: In fact, no one knows what a composer wanted. Even the composer himself might have something he wants to fix if he were to come back to life. Every musician should be able to sing his or her own song in a given score. If you look at Horowitz's performances, he adds notes that are not in the score, or sings in a completely different phrase, but it doesn't matter because it persuades many artists.
EH: Because everybody struggles with something - which Chopin or Liszt Etude is the most difficult for your hand ?
Lim: I've played all 24 of Chopin's Etudes and op. 25 a lot, but I haven’t played the whole op. 10 on-stage yet. But what I feel is that the Chopin Etude, which has to express characters and the universe for each song, is more difficult.
EH: Your upcoming program in California includes the astonishing Liszt ‘Dante’ sonata. You said you almost memorized Dante’s book from cover to cover. How long does it take you to learn and memorize a piece like the Rachmaninoff Third Piano Concerto ?
Lim: I played the Dante sonata in 2020 and read so many times the great man Dante. Maybe not now, but at the time, I remembered enough to say the words of the book without looking at it, and I think it really meant that I was inspired by Dante. It depends on the piece, but in Rachmaninoff's case, it took seven days for each movement to memorize it.
EH: Korean-pop culture has recently turned into a global phenomenon. Do you listen to pop music yourself ? Are you proud of the growing international success of your country ?
Lim: I'm very proud of the international success of the music, but at the same time, I haven’t listened to a single thing yet.
EH: There are some who hold the belief that a pianist from country X cannot truly understand the culture of a composer from country Y ? What are your thoughts on this matter ?
Lim: Only the stupidest people in the world would have that idea. A great pianist from Japan can understand Rachmaninoff 100%, and a great pianist from India can understand Beethoven. Because this is music. If you try hard enough, you can understand everything about the composer. This is a matter of individual, not race and nationality
EH: Is there anything about the state of music right now - bad programs, musical ignorance, the way performers sound, lack of inspiration, etc. - that you would like to change ?
Lim: I do feel that the world is changing one dimensionally. I think there are a lot of people who swear when new things come out, because they live in a one-dimensional world, they don't get 12 dimensions of inspiration. Artists have to try new things every time and think constantly.
EH: Thank you for taking the time, Yun-chan. And all my very best to you.
Lim: Thank you!

누군가에겐 임윤찬 피아니스트의 연주가 매일 큰 힘이 된답니다.. 삶.. 우주.. 존재.. 나를 돌아보게끔 합니다.. 그가 아무런 부담없이 자유롭게 자신의 삶을 살아가길 간절히 바랍니다.. 참 고맙습니다..건강하고 행복하세요!! 💜🙏🍀

저렇게 처놓고는 인사할때 아무일 없듯 꾸벅 절 하고 뚜벅뚜벅 걸어가는 걸음걸이가 참.. 봐도봐도 들어도 들어도 경이롭다는게 이런가인가봅니다..

This performance is something extraordinarily special

몇개월째 출구를 못찾고 있네요 클래식도, 피아노도 모르는데 한음한음 소중하게 쳐주시니 소중하게 마음에 새기겠습니다 멋진경험 정말 너무 감사합니다

At that time, I saw an orchestra member who performed with YoonChan-Lim said that it was a pity that a lot of the sound had disappeared at youtube play, and I am very much looking forward to it.

태어나 이렇게 많이 들은 클래식은 처음..........

Oh... this is too beautiful... my poor heart... what a magnificent world!

Marin Alsop - great conductor!!

I saw Marin Alsop conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Yunchan Lim performing this piece last Saturday at Ravinia Festival. I was standing just outside of the pavilion, stage right, where I could see the piano keys directly. I witnessed something incredible.

반 클라이번 측에선..
임윤찬군에게..다른콩쿨 안가고
저희콩쿨에 참가해 주셔서 감사합니다
라고 인사해야 할듯..

Not only was that live and in a major competition, it was the most incredible performance of Rach 3 I jave ever heard... 😮

Can't even explain how I feel right now. so many emotions. Had to sit in silence for a minute to regain my composure. I really hope I'll be able to see him perform live someday.

No doubt Rachmaninov himself is watching this performance in heaven over and over (like all of us) with a huge smile on his face.... 👏👏

I never tire to listen this genius. There are still people who bring beauty and happiness in our sad times… we are blessed with enchanting performance

I came across this performance at 2 a.m. this morning .... and I just booked tickets to fly out and see him in April in Omaha. Never been so impressed and transported quite this way before. What a genius. What a gift.

I wonder, again, at this umpteenth rewatch, what does Lim Yun-chan physically feel, as the orchestra swells and ebbs behind and around him. Every cell of his body must be so awake - I half expect to see him beaming up to another dimension, he shimmers so.

I was thinking that Rachmaninoff would probably compose a piece for this guy to play until I realized that he actually did.

Haven't seen anyone mention this yet, but surprisingly in this massive concerto with monumentally epic moments, one of my favorite moments is actually a complete silence... That silence after the flurry of notes at 15:00 only to return with that soft and beautiful chord, and then into such a delicate melody... The way yunchan prolongs the pause past the point his foot is already off the pedal and all the sound is gone, with that final note as a distant memory. You can even see how affected the conductor is by that moment! Such an underappreciated moment. I feel like this moment demonstrates how the space between the notes is what truly turns sound into music.

This is why it's still worth living.

From the VC magazine;
The Friday night Final Round concert had just wrapped, and a group of us
were walking down the street to the post-concert Patron Party at the
City Club. Everybody was strung as tight as, well, as tight as a piano string.
The signs were unmistakable: dilated pupils, nervous and excited chattering,
an overwhelming sense of euphoria and rapture-we were all high on
Rach 3, Yunchan Lim style. Everyone was talking over everyone else.
I turned to former Cliburn Chairman Alann Sampson and wondered how
a teenager could even understand that level of emotion, noting that he
hasn’t had his heart broken enough to play like that. She just shook her
head and said, “Otherworldly.”
- Jeffrey B. King
Chairman of the Board

Never seen an orchestra - in a competition, no less - cheer the soloist like that. Doesn't matter if he's the best, the fact is this performance will be another bold-face mark in the history of this composition.

I wish Rachmaninov was alive so that he can see this

오케스트라 소리도 참 좋아졌네요. 피아노는 말할 것도 없구요.