Yunchan chose Decca Records because they make very good music and work with famous musicians. People say his piano playing is very special and it made a famous conductor cry. His first music with Decca will come out in spring 2024. The boss of Decca said Yunchan is the most exciting new piano player in the world. Yunchan started playing the piano when he was seven because he loved his mom's piano music.

Original news source: Classical music's answer to K-pop' signs exclusive record deal (BBC)

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Yunchan Lim is a 19-year-old boy who is very good at playing the ?. He is from South Korea and people call him "classical music's ? to K-pop." Last year, he won a big piano contest in Texas and became very famous. ? people watched his piano video on YouTube. Now, he has signed a deal with a big music ? in the UK called Decca Records. Yunchan chose Decca Records because they make very ? music and work with famous musicians. People say his piano playing is very special and it made a famous conductor cry. His ? music with Decca will come out in spring 2024. The boss of Decca ? Yunchan is the most exciting new piano ? in the world. Yunchan started playing the piano when he was seven because he loved his mom's piano music.

1. What is Yunchan good at?
2. How old is Yunchan?
3. Where is Yunchan from?
4. What do people call Yunchan?
5. How did Yunchan become famous?
6. Do you like playing the piano?
7. How would you feel if you won a big contest?
8. What do you think about Yunchan's piano playing?
9. Why do you think Yunchan chose Decca Records?
10. How old was Yunchan when he started playing the piano?
11. Do you like listening to piano music?
12. Why do you think Yunchan's piano playing made a famous conductor cry?

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