Lim yan beethoven biography
THE BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTOS
LIM YAN and The Philharmonic Orchestra
LIM YAU, Conductor
School of the Arts Concert Hall
Wednesday and Saturday (13 and 16 June )
This review was published in The Straits Times on 18 June with the title "Sizzling Beethoven moment".
It probably isn&#;t a great surprise that the honour of being the first Singaporean pianist to perform all five Beethoven piano concertos as a cycle here belongs to Lim Yan.
He is, after all, the most active Singaporean pianist in the local scene, as well as the most consistent.
THE BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO CYCLE / LIM YAN and The ...
These masterpieces, partnered by The Philharmonic Orchestra and veteran conductor Lim Yau, spanned over three evenings. Only an overseas vacation deprived this listener of attending the opening concert which presented the First and Fifth Concertos.
The second concert showcasing the contrasting Third and Fourth Concertos was a revelation of sorts.
The ever-musical Lim was in fine form, not so much as a barnstorming v lim yan beethoven biography1 DAK