Kim's fluent and fabulously secure technique enables him to sail through Mozart's balancing act of cause and effect with flawless results, but he also admits space and sweetness to take you beyond its infectious energy.

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Classical Source

Sunwook Kim’s playing in the Concerto was a delight. His rhythmically incisive, crisp, clear-cut delivery was highly attractive, his presentation was stylish but unsentimental and perfect for Grieg’s delicately wrought music.

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Seen and Heard International

The fluidity of Kim's technique, combined with an intensity of expression and myriad colouring of notes, makes this epic concerto an unforgettable experience.

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Wharfedale Observer

Elder and the Hallé provide a dramatic orchestral introduction to commence the massive and dramatic first movement, Maestoso. It just pulsates with drama. One immediately notices how decisively Kim strikes the keys and everything is shaped with clarity and immediacy. The glorious lyrical theme with Kim’s playing alone is near spine-tingling, so introspective.

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Musicweb International

Kim has an unerring sense of underlying harmonic tension and tonal design, plus the skill to apply colour and blend accordingly, which gives his playing both eloquence and architectural solidity and saves him from having to rely on gimmicky exaggeration to make his mark.

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