Grieg Piano Concerto, Royal Festival Hall
Seen and Heard International
“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. He brought a notably subtle blend of power and refinement to the virtuosic demands of the first movement cadenza, and his quietly reflective account of the lyrical central movement was supported by some lovely playing from the orchestra, particularly the strings”