“We live in an age flooded with information, when we are pressured to make quick choices. As a musician, I felt I needed to find my own way of expressing myself.” Pianist Sohn Min-soo, 50, is often introduced as the teacher of Yunchan Lim, but he has continued to develop his own musical identity while teaching at the New England Conservatory in the United States and performing regularly on stage. His latest release is the first book of Bach’s "The Well-Tempered Clavier," issued by British classical music label Hyperion, with which he signed an exclusive recording contract in July. It is his first album in six years, following his complete recording of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas in 2020, and his first Bach recording in 15 years, since his 2011 release of the Goldberg Variations. His return to Bach stemmed from his reflections on how music can connect with society. Meeting with reporters at Sounds S in Yongsan District, Seoul, on Wednesday, Sohn said, “In Bach’s fugues, every single voice must be heard, however quiet or delicate it may be.” “I chose Bach because I began a