Hyungsup Lim is a Korean conductor based in Paris.

Beginning his conducting studies with Jahbom Koo, Lim developed his career in Seoul, where he founded the Cham Philharmonic Orchestra and led critically acclaimed performances with leading soloists at major venues including the Seoul Arts Center and National Theater of Korea.

He was selected by Riccardo Muti for the Italian Opera Academy in Tokyo, where he conducted Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra with the Tokyo-HARUSAI Festival Orchestra. He has also participated in masterclasses with Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Oksana Lyniv, Sian Edwards, and Jorma Panula.

As an assistant conductor, Lim has worked with the Seoul Metropolitan Opera and Orchestre Lamoureux, assisting conductors including Jahbom Koo and Adrien Perruchon.

Lim was a semifinalist at the Sofia International Conducting Competition and a finalist at both the Hans von Bülow International Conducting Competition and the Ernő Lányi International Conducting Competition.

He has conducted professional orchestras and choirs including the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Ruse Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Camerata Bucharest, I Solisti Aquilani, Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra, National Chorus of Korea, Chœur Aedes, and Les Apaches!, as well as ensembles at the Dartington and Aurora festivals.

Originally trained as a clarinettist, Lim graduated with First Class Honours from the Royal Academy of Music in London. He performed with the London Sinfonietta, Philharmonia Orchestra, and Korean National Opera, working under conductors including Andris Nelsons, Sir Mark Elder, and Semyon Bychkov, and alongside artists such as Maxim Vengerov and Martin Fröst. He also recorded for Linn Records with Trevor Pinnock and the Academy Soloists Ensemble.

Lim completed a two-year Master’s programme in orchestral and choral conducting at the École Normale de Musique de Paris in a single year, receiving Mention Très bien and Félicitations du jury. He is currently continuing his studies in the Cycle de perfectionnement with Julien Masmondet and Lionel Sow.