Review | South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim, 22, wows the Hong Kong Arts Festival

Review | South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim, 22, wows the Hong Kong Arts Festival

You have to admire long-standing ensembles that still retain the spirit and sound that their original founders intended. The acclaimed Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) began its first Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) concert on Saturday, March 28, fittingly enough, with something quintessentially British: Edward Elgar’s Serenade for String Orchestra. Positioned further back on stage than most groups appearing at the Hong Kong Cultural Cen…