Dresden
Kulturpalast Dresden
Frédéric Chopin: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 e-Moll op. 11 (1830)
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
Recital: Singapore
Esplanade Theatres on the Bay
Franz Liszt: Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este
Ludwig van Beethoven: Klaviersonate Nr. 15 D-Dur op. 28 ("Pastorale")
Béla Bartók: Im Freien Sz 81 (1926) Suite für Klavier
Interval
Johannes Brahms: Klaviersonate Nr. 3 f-Moll op. 5 (1853)
Recital: Incheon (Ravel)
Arts Center Incheon
Maurice Ravel: Sérénade grotesque (um 1892/93) für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: Menuet Antique (1895) für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante défunte (1910)
Maurice Ravel: Jeux d´eau (1901) für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: Sonatine fis-Moll (1903-05) für Klavier
Interval
Maurice Ravel: Miroirs (Spiegelbilder) für Klavier (1904/05)
Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit (1908) für Klavier
Interval
Maurice Ravel: Menuet sur le nom de Haydn (1909) für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales (1911) für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: Prélude a-Moll (1913) für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: À la manière de Borodine für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: À la manière de Chabrier für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin - Suite für Klavier (1914/17)
Recital: Seoul (Ravel)
Seoul Arts Center
Maurice Ravel: Sérénade grotesque (um 1892/93) für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: Menuet Antique (1895) für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante défunte (1910)
Maurice Ravel: Jeux d´eau (1901) für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: Sonatine fis-Moll (1903-05) für Klavier
Interval
Maurice Ravel: Miroirs (Spiegelbilder) für Klavier (1904/05)
Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit (1908) für Klavier
Interval
Maurice Ravel: Menuet sur le nom de Haydn (1909) für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales (1911) für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: Prélude a-Moll (1913) für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: À la manière de Borodine für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: À la manière de Chabrier für Klavier
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin - Suite für Klavier (1914/17)
News & Press
Two-Programme European Recital Tour
This spring, Seong-Jin Cho appears in recital at venues all over Europe, performing two exciting programs that showcase his "luminosity" and "fresh individuality of spirit" (Financial Times).
The first of these recitals celebrates the beauty of nature, opening with Liszt’s Les Jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este, followed by Beethoven’s Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op.…
Seong-Jin Cho named LSO Artist Portrait for Season 2025/26
Next season, Seong-Jin Cho takes the spotlight as the focus of London Symphony Orchestra's Artist Portrait with three bold and contrasting piano concertos that reflect his range, depth, and curiosity as an artist. The series features Prokofiev’s stormy and dramatic Second Piano Concerto, a piece Cho describes as “very Russian; a cold wind in cold…
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…
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.