Berlin
Philharmonie Berlin
Ludwig van Beethoven: Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 Es-Dur op. 73
Cho is a master. He displayed an impressive variety of tonal colors and remarkable technique, dispatched with jaw-dropping panache. He had something to say and communicated it well.
The Wall Street Journal
Biography
Seong-Jin Cho has established himself worldwide as one of the leading pianists of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. With an innate musicality and consummate artistry, his thoughtful and poetic, virtuosic, and colourful playing can combine panache with purity and is driven by an impressive natural sense of balance. He is celebrated unanimously across the globe for his expressive magic and illuminative insights.
Seong-Jin Cho was brought to the world’s attention in 2015 when he won First Prize at the Chopin International Competition in Warsaw, and his career has rapidly ascended since. In early 2016, he signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon and, in 2023, Cho was awarded the prestigious Samsung Ho-Am Prize in the Arts in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the world of classical music.
Performances
Berlin
Philharmonie Berlin
Ludwig van Beethoven: Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 Es-Dur op. 73
Berlin
Philharmonie Berlin
Ludwig van Beethoven: Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 Es-Dur op. 73
Baden-Baden
Festspielhaus und Festspiele Baden-Baden gGmbH
Ludwig van Beethoven: Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 Es-Dur op. 73
News & Press
Beethoven in Berlin
On March 13, 14, and 15, Seong-Jin Cho continues his programme as Artist-in-Residence of the Berliner Philharmoniker, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.5, the "Emperor Concerto," under the baton of Jakub Hrůša. The program also includes Bartók’s popular Concerto for Orchestra and Janáček’s folk-style suite from the opera Osud (Fate).
Cho joins the Berliner Philharmoniker and Jakub…
Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Minor with the Cleveland Orchestra
Seong-Jin Cho brings his lauded interpretation of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Minor to the Cleveland Orchestra on March 6 - 9. The jazz-inspired Piano Concerto is a valued part of Cho’s repertoire, which also features on his latest album, Ravel: The Piano Concertos, recorded with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons for Deutsche…
Part two of ‘Ravel’s Complete Piano Works’ is now available
Part two of Seong-Jin Cho’s latest release, Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works, which celebrates the 150th anniversary of Ravel’s birth, is now available as a digital release and two-set CD under the Deutsche Grammophon label!
The second release features the composer’s two piano concertos: his sparkling Piano Concerto in G Major and his brooding Piano…
Prokofiev with the NY Phil and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Seong-Jin Cho returns to one of classical music’s most virtuosic pieces, Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, for engagements with the NY Phil and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. It’s a piece Cho has performed several times, playing with “technical flair, soft shimmers rising from the keyboard and lingering against almost balletic strings”…
Ravel’s Piano Concert in G with the LA Phil
On 13, 14, 15, and 16 February, Seong-Jin Cho makes a highly-anticipated return to Los Angeles, playing Ravel’s Piano Concert in G with the LA Phil, under the baton of GRAMMY-winning conductor, Paavo Järvi. It’s a favorite of the pianist, who has described it as a continuous dialogue between piano and orchestra.
The program also includes…
Recordings
Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works
Having loved Ravel since childhood and immersed himself in the composer while studying at the Paris Conservatoire, the Young Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho has chosen to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth in 2025 by recording his complete solo piano music and the two piano concertos, where he collaborates with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons.