Philadelphia
The Kimmel Center
Dmitrij Schostakowitsch: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1 c-Moll op. 35 mit obligater Trompete (1933)
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
Philadelphia
The Kimmel Center
Dmitrij Schostakowitsch: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1 c-Moll op. 35 mit obligater Trompete (1933)
London
Barbican Centre
Frédéric Chopin: Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 f-Moll op. 21 (1830)
London: Chamber Music
LSO St Luke's Centre, London
Donghoon Shin: "My Shadow" für Kammerensemble (2021)
Johannes Brahms: Klavierquartett Nr. 1 g-Moll op. 25
News & Press
Shostakovich in San Francisco and Philadelphia
This winter, Seong-Jin Cho will join the San Francisco Symphony and The Philadelphia Orchestra for Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No 1. One of Shostakovich’s most mischievous, sharp-edged, and revealing early works, the unconventional concerto is scored for string-only orchestra, piano, and solo trumpet.
On January 22, 23, and 24, Cho will appear with the San Francisco Symphony, under…
Recitals in Seattle, Costa Mesa, and Los Angeles
Seong-Jin Cho brings his iconic performances of Chopin’s waltzes to audiences in Seattle, WA, Los Angeles, CA, and Costa Mesa, CA, appearing in recital on January 20, 27, and 28. The winner of the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition, Cho is a master interpreter of the composer’s works, and has been praised for his “technical brilliance and profound musicality”…
Tchaikovsky in Rome and Boston
This January, Seong-Jin Cho joins orchestras in Boston and Rome for one of the most iconic pieces: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Cho has been widely praised for his interpretation of this bold and dramatic work, with Bachtrack saying, “Cho shaped an introspective cadenza, caressing the keys poetically with a dreamy touch.. The finale was…
Rachmaninoff in New York and Monaco
This December, Seong-Jin Cho plays Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini at two iconic venues: New York’s Carnegie Hall and Monaco’s Auditorium Rainier III. It’s a piece Cho has performed to great acclaim with orchestras around the world, including the Orchestre National de France, the Seattle Symphony, and the KBS Symphony Orchestra.
Cho performs this rich and electrifying…
In recital in Toronto, Paris, and Bangkok
This fall, Seong-Jin Cho brings his singular artistry to audiences in Toronto, Paris, and Bangkok, appearing in a recital of Chopin’s waltzes, as well as works by Liszt, Beethoven, and Bartók.
Cho opens the program with Liszt’s shimmering Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este, followed by Beethoven’s peaceful Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, “Pastoral.”…
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.