Elusive piano star gets signed
NewsEver since Yunchan Lim won the Van Cliburn competition last year, moving conductor Marin Alsop to tears in his concerto, the teenaged Korean has been chased around the world by label executives waving contracts.
Speaking little English and preferring his own company, he dodged and weaved past most of them. One label, Decca, proved most persistent.
When they finally got Yunchan into conversation, they found he knew most of their piano catalogue by heart and was interested in obscure artists and microphone placements.
Last night, Yunchan, 19,signed with Decca.
The rest are gnashing teeth this morning.
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