Praised by The Washington Post as "a deeply gifted musician" with "an exceptional sense of lyricism" and "near-flawless technique", cellist Hee-Young Lim has quickly established herself as one of the most charismatic, captivating and swiftly rising stars of the younger generation.

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Following initial studies in her hometown of Seoul at the Korean National University, where - at the age of 15 -she was one of their youngest students, 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 de Musique de Paris.

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Hee-Young is in great demand as a soloist on the international stage. Recent concerto appearances have included those with such renowned orchestras as the Budapest Radio Symphony, Houston Symphony, KBS Symphony, Warsaw Philharmonic and the Beijing Symphony Orchestra.

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In 2018, Hee-Young released her debut album of French Cello Concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra, recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, for Sony Classical. This recording was received with great critical acclaim, drawing praise for her "exceptionally refined, silkily lyrical sound" (Gramophone Magazine), and leading one reviewer to exclaim that "Lim outshines her contemporaries in the warmth of expressiveness of her tone, which is of truly rare beauty" (BBC Music Magazine). In December 2019, she released the first in a series of collaborations with pianist, Daniel Lindemann, again on Sony Classical. Her most recent recording ‘Russian Cello Sonatas’ was released in June 2020 and the Observer described her as "a rising star" and praised her “…poised and transparent account...".

 

Hee-Young embraces a wide-ranging repertoire and has a particular passion for championing the works of today’s leading young composers. Most recently, she gave the Asian premiere of Jakub Jankowski’s Cello Sonata at the Tongyeong International Music Festival. A devotee of J.S. Bach, she performed a complete cycle of the Bach 6 Cello Suites at the Zhuhai International Festival.

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Hee-Young currently serves as a Professor of Cello at the Beijing Central Conservatory, the first Korean musician to be appointed to this prestigious institution. Prior to this appointment, she was the principal cellist with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, serving under its music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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In December 2018, the Minister of Culture of South Korea awarded Hee-Young a Prime Minister’s Commendation.

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Hee-Young Lim is a GEWA Music endorsed artist.

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美国《华盛顿邮报》曾这样评价大提琴家林希映，称赞她是“一位才华横溢的音乐家，她的琴声饱满且富有歌唱性；她演奏的每一个音符是感情的自然流露并体现出近乎完美的技巧”，通过自己的不懈努力，林希映已成为当代最有魅力、成长速度最快的大提琴家之一。

2018年11月，林希映发行了自己的首张个人专辑《法国大提琴协奏曲》，该专辑为林希映携手著名的英国伦敦交响乐团并由索尼古典唱片公司录制发行。专辑得到《留声机》、《弦乐》和《BBC音乐》等世界权威音乐杂志的好评。2019年秋季，林希映再度在索尼唱片发行了个人第二张专辑。她最新的一张专辑《俄罗斯大提琴奏鸣曲》发行于2020年6月并被《观察报》称为“一颗冉冉升起的新星”。

作为独奏家的林希映在近年与国际诸多知名乐团有过非常成功的合作经历，其中包括德意志柏林室内乐团、匈牙利布达佩斯广播爱乐乐团、波兰华沙国家爱乐乐团、德国耶拿爱乐乐团、美国休斯顿交响乐团、韩国KBS交响乐团、首尔交响乐团、德国巴登巴登爱乐乐团、德国罗伊特林根符腾堡爱乐乐团、万隆爱乐乐团，韩国室内乐团，仁川交响乐团，克罗地亚萨格勒布独奏家乐团等等。

在2019-2020乐季，她作为客席独奏家受邀于中韩的各大交响乐团，其中包括韩国交响乐团，水原爱乐乐团，大邱交响乐团、光州交响乐团和江南交响乐团，以及北京交响乐团、武汉爱乐乐团等；她出色完成巴赫大提琴组曲全集的巡演，并同大提琴家菲利普·穆勒在北京开办双大提琴音乐会；除此之外，2020年1月她在珠海艺术节上举办六场巴赫大提琴组曲集专场音乐会，技惊四座。

在当红指挥雅尼克·涅杰-瑟贡担任荷兰鹿特丹爱乐乐团首席指挥时，林希映被任命为乐团大提琴首席。演奏之外，教学工作也成为林希映音乐生命的重要组成部分，她曾在全球各地举办大师班，其中包括韩国首尔梨花女子大学，荷兰鹿特丹音乐学院，法国巴黎吕埃-玛尔梅松音乐学院和印尼雅加达大学等高等学府。如今她是中国北京中央音乐学院特聘大提琴教授。

除此以外，她也是韩国广播电台、WETA、WFMT、KUHF、RTKK和波兰广播电台的特邀客座嘉宾。林希映是现代音乐的拥护者，对演奏现代音乐充满热忱，以此支持当代作曲家的作品。林希映还曾荣获华盛顿国际弦乐大赛一等奖，索兰汀大赛，伊玛霍格大赛，巴内特大赛，卡尔·弗莱什·阿卡德米大赛奖，波兰卢托斯拉夫斯基大赛奖，诺曼底论坛室内乐大赛奖和齐拉夫基金会大赛奖，还曾荣获德国 Villa Musica 音乐奖学金以及巴勃罗·卡萨尔斯国际大提琴比赛文凭。

鉴于林希映在音乐艺术舞台上的杰出表现，2018年11年韩国文化部长授予她首相特别表彰奖。2020年她与法国大提琴巨匠菲利普·穆勒合作演绎《DUO》，并于11月发行于索尼唱片公司。