46 h. ago Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 album review – hear the performance that made Yunchan Lim a star

Yunchan Lim/Fort Worth SO/Alsop(Decca)The prodigious South Korean talent won 2022’s Van Cliburn piano competition with this performance; his version deserves a place alongside Argerich and Rachmaninov himselfAs soon as the 2022 Van Cliburn piano competition in Fort Worth, Texas, was over, news travelled across the Atlantic that the latest winner was very special indeed. Over the following year or so, Yunchan Lim’s recitals in Europe and a first disc for Decca (of the Chopin Études), together with recordings that documented his performances in the competition, of Liszt’s Transcendental Études in his semi-final recital, and Rachmaninov’s Third Concerto in the final, confirmed that the reports had been no exaggeration: he is the real thing, a once-in-a-generation talent. Now Decca has reissued the Fort Worth concerto performance, but with the sound significantly cleaned up and rebalanced, and the wonder of Lim’s playing if anything enhanced. What is immediately striking is the sheer co...

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6 d. ago Eurovision's BSL interpreter steals the show with 'iconic' and 'brilliant' performance as fans beg for her to represent UK next year: 'I didn't realise sign language could be so graphic...'

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6 d. ago Eurovision fans say UK's Remember Monday had 'perfect response' to getting 'nul points'

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6 d. ago BBC Eurovision 2025 fans issue complaint minutes into final as they 'can't hear' Graham Norton

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6 d. ago Eurovision fans left feeling sorry for Graham Norton after Celine Dion fails to make appearance

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6 d. ago Eurovision 2025 fans spot UK's entry for 2026 after Remember Monday's efforts

Remember Monday representing the UK this year, the country's first girl group entrant since 1999

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6 d. ago Eurovision 2025 viewers 'furious' as Celine Dion fails to make appearance at final

Fans were convinced that Celine would be performing after sending in a video for the semi-finals

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6 d. ago Eurovision 2025 fans 'bored' as they issue same grand final complaint

This year's event saw the UK represented by girl group Remember Monday

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6 d. ago Eurovision Song Contest fans predict Graham Norton will kick off over one major snub

Eurovision viewers were in awe as Celine Dion made a surprise appearance at the grand final of the annual singing competition

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6 d. ago Eurovision Song Contest fans left baffled as they spot major movie star in performance

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6 d. ago Eurovision 2025 fans say 'welcome back Katy Perry' after act's performance

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6 d. ago Eurovision 2025 fans spot Coronation Street 'crossover' as character 'given night off'

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6 d. ago BBC Eurovision fans all say the same thing about UK's Remember Monday

The UK were represented by girl group Remember Monday at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, but viewers were left with the same thing 'on their mind'

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6 d. ago Eurovision fans say 'it's going to be interesting' as UK act 'booed' during final

Eurovision fans are convinced that the UK act were booed during the start of the Grand Final on Saturday evening. The international song contest took place in Basel, Switzerland as the United Kingdom were represented by Remember Monday

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6 d. ago Eurovision fans convinced UK's Remember Monday will WIN the competition as viewers praise the group's 'unbelievable vocals'

Eurovision UK's girl group Remember Monday certainly impressed viewers with their grand finale performance on Saturday night.

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6 d. ago BBC Eurovision 2025 fans fear for host's health minutes in after spotting worrying issue

Eurovision 2025 fans shared their concern over one of the hosts of the BBC show

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6 d. ago Eurovision 2025 winner 'confirmed' just minutes into show after major clue

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6 d. ago Eurovision fans double take as they spot 'Shania Twain' performing on stage

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