Hee-Young Lim

Hee-Young Lim (born 1987, Seoul) is a South Korean classical cellist.

Born to parents who are not musicians, Lim received her first cello as a gift from a friend of her mother. Lim entered Korean National University at age 15, as the youngest student ever to be accepted there. She won the Grand Prix at the Normandy International Forum (France), and won third prize at the Witold Lutosławski International Cello Competition in Warsaw.

In 2015, Lim became principal solo cellist of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, appointed by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Lim made her debut recording for Sony Classical, titled "French Cello Concertos", with the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Scott Yoo.