May 20, 2024

Since their wins two years ago, the medalists of the Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano CompetitionYunchan Lim, gold; Anna Geniushene, silver; and Dmytro Choni, bronze—have traveled the globe and performed for thousands of fans worldwide, earning critical acclaim. The Cliburn is proud to share updates on each, including their recent and upcoming highlights. The summer 2024 tour dates for the 2022 Cliburn medalists are available below.


YUNCHAN LIM 임윤찬 – GOLD MEDALIST

Yunchan Lim‘s 2023–2024 season highlights included major performances: subscription concerts for Boston, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras; concerto appearances in Europe with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, and Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra; his Carnegie Hall debut recital; and a North American tour with the Orchestre de Paris in collaboration with Klaus Mäkelä, one of classical music’s hottest young conductors.

He also signed an exclusive recording contract with Decca Classics in October and released his debut studio album, Chopin Études, to glowing reviews, including in The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Times (London).

Upcoming standouts for Yunchan’s summer tour include debuts at the BBC Proms and Verbier Music Festival; appearances with Japan’s Sendai Philharmonic; a tour of major venues across South Korea; and a return to the Hollywood Bowl to perform with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel.

YUNCHAN LIM — SUMMER 2024 TOUR DATES

MAY

24–25.  Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, Hitachi Systems Sendai Hall, Sendai, Japan

JUNE

7.  Lotte Concert Hall, Seoul, South Korea
9.  Cheonan Arts Center, Grand Concert Hall, Cheonan, South Korea
12.  Daegu Concert House, Daegu, South Korea
15.  Tongyeong International Music Hall, Tongyeong, South Korea
17.  Bucheon Arts Center, Concert Hall, Buchan, South Korea
22.  Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
28.  Singapore Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

JULY

17.  Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy, Church Saanen, Saanen, Switzerland
20.  Verbier Festival, Église de Verbier Station, Verbier, Switzerland
24.  Verbier Festival, Église de Verbier Station, Verbier, Switzerland
26.  Verbier Festival, Salle des Combins, Verbier, Switzerland
29.  BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom

AUGUST

3.  Festival Perelada, Iglesia del Carmen, Girona, Spain
29.  Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA


ANNA GENIUSHENE – SILVER MEDALIST

Anna Geniushene traversed the globe during the 2023–2024 season: she made debuts in Prague, Cyprus, Korea, and China; traveled across the United States and Europe in solo and duo recitals; joined other members of the Geniušas family (including husband Lukas) for a 100th anniversary celebration of personal favorite Simeon Ten Holt, playing his monumental hour-long Canto Ostinato on four pianos in November; made recording sessions for a duo-piano album with husband Lukas; performed recitals in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Vancouver, and Vienna; toured Hawaii; and sat on the jury of the International Piano Competition Istanbul Orchestra’Sion. Released in September 2023, Anna’s newest album, Berceuse—a deeply personal project of lullabies spanning several centuries—received critical praise, as Scott Cantrell of The Dallas Morning News gently hailed: “the unassuming warmth of Geniushene’s musicianship is everywhere evident.”

Upcoming summer highlights include a European tour of duo concerts with Lukas; the start of her Bowers Program residencywith a debut at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York; her debut at Music@Menlo; and a return to Grand Teton Music Festival.

ANNA GENIUSHENE — SUMMER 2024 TOUR DATES 

JUNE

19.  Vilnius Festival, Philharmonic Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania
24.  Musicaè München, Max-Joseph-Saal Residenz München, Munich, Germany
25.  KulturKontakt Eppan, Englar Castle, Eppan, Italy
30.  Pažaislis Music Festival, Kaunas Philharmonic Hall, Kaunas, Lithuania

JULY

13.  Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, New York, USA
14.  Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
16.  Chautauqua Institution Guest Faculty recital, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall, Chautauqua, New York, USA

AUGUST

1–2.  Music@Menlo, Stent Family Hall, Atherton, California, USA
3.  Music@Menlo, Spieker Center for the Arts, Atherton, California, USA
9–10.  Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Teton Village, Wyoming, USA


DMYTRO CHONI – BRONZE MEDALIST

Dmytro Choni closed out 2023 with his first-ever performance of the Brahms First Concerto, in collaboration with the Badische Philharmonie Pforzheim and conducted by Robin Davis, which was praised by Pforzheimer Zeitung for “virtuoso technique, creative will, and sensitivity.” In the 2023–2024 season, he performed across Europe, including his Lucerne Festival recital debut, tours with violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann, and appearances at Wiener Konzerthaus, Palau de la Música Catalana, and Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI (with Juraj Valčuha); toured the United States three times, including an appearance at the Ukrainian Institute of America; performed at the DMZ Festival in South Korea; and enjoyed an artist residency at the Edesche Concertzaal.

This summer, concert highlights include a Steinway Prizewinners tour of Germany and a continuation of his collaboration with Zimmermann.

DMYTRO CHONI — SUMMER 2024 TOUR DATES

MAY

25.  Edesche Concertzaal, Ede, Netherlands
29.  Filharmonia Pomorska, Ignacy Jan Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic, Bydgoszcz, Poland

JUNE

4.  Steinway Prizewinners Concert, NDR Kleiner Sendesaal, Hannover, Germany
6.  Steinway Prizewinners Concert, Robert-Schumann-Saal, Düsseldorf, Germany
7.  Steinway Prizewinners Concert, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

AUGUST

30.  Recital with Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin, Villa Papendorf, Papendorf, Germany