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Festival de Piano de La Roque d'Anthéron
Beethoven, Schubert
Sunwook Kim, Piano

EdinburghBeethoven Piano Concertos

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Shaw, Beethoven
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Sunwook Kim; Stephanie Gonley

GlasgowBeethoven Piano Concertos

© Marco Borggreve
Shaw, Beethoven
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Sunwook Kim; Stephanie Gonley

AberdeenBeethoven Piano Concertos

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Shaw, Beethoven
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Sunwook Kim; Stephanie Gonley

Hong KongGreat Piano Concertos: Sunwook Kim & Beethoven

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Beethoven
Sunwook Kim, Piano

RotterdamMozart and Dvořák

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Mozart, Dvořák
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Sunwook Kim; Juliette Hurel; Albane Baron
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Seong-Jin Cho collaborates on double-handed LSO St Luke’s programme

Seong-Jin Cho at LSO St Luke's © Kevin Leighton
In a day of music among friends, superstar pianist Seong-Jin Cho displays his mettle in two demanding programmes of chamber music.
****1
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Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker in Seoul

Sunwook Kim, Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker © Won Hee Lee, courtesy of Vincero
On their Asian tour, the Berliner Philharmoniker reaffirms its renown in a concert of Schumann and Brahms at the Seoul Arts Center. 
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Russian sparkle from Vänskä and the Seoul Philharmonic

Sunwook Kim, Osmo Vänskä and the Seoul Philharmonic © Taeuk Kang from the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
Two high-octane Russian favourites and an eight-minute microcosm of musical history give much to enjoy as the Seoul Philharmonic makes its first visit to London for eight years.
***11
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Dramatic Brahms and a powerful orchestral triptych from the RSNO

Pianist Sunwook Kim returns to the RSNO, while conductor Jonathan Stockhammer builds a coherent triptych out of three highly contrasting pieces.
****1
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Sakari Oramo navigates from the familiar to the novel in Berlin

Sakari Oramo jumps in for a Berlin Phil programme which includes Unsuk Chin's Piano Concerto.   
****1
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Sunwook Kim strong and delicate in Beethoven with the BSO

Sir Mark Elder judges Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony to perfection in a fine concert from Poole. 
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PooleLyricism and Drama

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Brahms, Adès, Beethoven
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Mark Wigglesworth; Sunwook Kim
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Breath and articulation: Sunwook Kim plays Beethoven in Paris

Sunwook Kim © Marco Borggreve
Ahead of performances with Insula orchestra in February, the South Korean pianist talks about taking inspiration from Beethoven’s harmony, early pianos, and making musical choices that are maximally persuasive.

“Koreans love music and know how to express it”: Sunwook Kim

Ahead of his performance with the Philharmonia Orchestra, we caught up with the pianist to talk Korea and the Grieg Piano Concerto.