Yunchan Lim became the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022 at age 18; his performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 moved his conductor to tears and caught the attention of millions of viewers online. In the months following, his rise to stardom has been meteoric, with invitations from the most prestigious concert halls and orchestras. With this recording of Chopin’s Op. 10 and Op. 25 études, Lim is positioning himself alongside some of the greatest pianists of all time.