Basic
First Name:
Hee-Young
Last Name:
Lim
First Year:
2007
Last Year:
2009
Biography
About:
Praised by the Washington Post as “a deeply gifted musician, with a full, singing tone, near- flawless technique and a natural lyricism that infused nearly every note she played,” cellist Hee- Young Lim has established herself as one of the most charismatic and fast-rising cellists of her generation. Born in Seoul, she was accepted to the Pre-College division of Korean National University of Arts and Yewon Arts School, winning prizes for Excellence in Music and the Most Distinguished Alumni Award. She entered the Korean National University at age 15, as the youngest student ever to be accepted. She moved to the United States to further her education at the New England Conservatory. Upon graduation at NEC, she went on to study at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where she graduated with ‘Highest Distinction’ (‘mention très bien à l’unanimité’). She is also a graduate of Hochschule für Musik 'Franz Liszt' Weimar, where she earned her Konzertexamen degree “mit auszeichnung” (summa cum laude). She has won top prizes including Lutoslawski International Cello Competition and the 49th Washington International String Competition, to name a few. Hee-Young was the former Principal Solo Cellist of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Currently she serves as a Professor of Cello at the Beijing Central Conservatory. In-demand as a soloist, she has in recent years performed with distinguished ensembles including the Deutsche Berlin Chamber Orchestra, the Budapest Radio Philharmonic, the Warsaw National Philharmonic, the Jenaer Philharmonie, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the KBS Symphony Orchestra, the Korean Symphony Orchestra, the Baden-Baden Philharmonie, the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, the Bandung Philharmonic, the Korean Chamber Orchestra, the Incheon Symphony Orchestra, the Ningbo Symphony, Zagreb Soloists and many others. Hee-Young has been a featured guest artist on the Korean Radio Broadcasting station, WETA, WFMT, KUHF, RTKK, and Polski radio. As an enthusiast advocate of contemporary music, Hee-Young is privileged to champion the work of today's composers. 19/20 season, she will appear at the Tong Yeong International Music Festival, Galicia Music Festival, soloist with the Beijing Symphony, Jakarta Symphony, Concerto Malaga, Galicia Chamber Orchestra, Korean Symphony, Suwon Philharmonic, Daegu, Kwangju, Gangnam, Wuhan Symphony, Complete the Bach Suite Cycle, Duo recital and recording with cellist Philippe Muller. Her debut recording with the London Symphony Orchestra for the Sony Classical has received critical acclaim from Gramophone, Strad and BBC Music Magazine. Her second recording of Russian Cello Sonatas is expected to be released in fall 2019.
Current Primary Activity(ies):
Professor of Cello at the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music, Recording artist
Education:
NEC
Degree:
MM
Other Teachers:
Philippe Muller, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt