Phillips Academy students have all heard David Lim ’12 play an amazing rendition of Liszt at ASM. Coming in as a new Lower, he effortlessly became part of the music program at Phillips Academy, playing his music at every opportunity. Lim also practices whenever he can in the midst of his heavy academic workload. Though many would expect Lim to have started at an extremely early age, Lim started in the second grade, rather late considering his skill with the piano.

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