Cellist _ Hee-young Lim

 Praised by The Washington Post as ‘a deeply gifted musician’ with ‘an exceptional sense of lyricism’ and ‘near-flawless technique’, cellist Hee-Young Lim in great demand as a soloist on the international stage. Her debut album of French cello concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra for Sony Classical was received with great critical acclaim, drawing praise for her ‘exceptionally refined, silkily lyrical sound’ (Gramophone Magazine), ‘Lim outshines her contemporaries in the warmth of expressiveness of her tone, which is of truly rare beauty’ (BBC Music Magazine).

 Following initial studies at the Korean National University in her hometown of Seoul at the age of 15, Hee-Young’s thirst for further learning took her to such institutions as the New England Conservatory in Boston, the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar and the Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique de Paris. She is a prize winner of Washington International String Competition, Lutoslawski International Cello Competition, just to name a few.

 Currently she serves as a Professor of Cello at the Beijing Central Conservatory. Prior to this appointment, she was the principal cellist with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, serving under its music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. In December 2018, the Minister of Culture of South Korea awarded Hee-Young a Prime Minister’s Commendation. She has recently released her second album “ Russian Cello Sonatas” in June 2020 and her third album is scheduled to be released in fall 2020.