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.

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Performances

Recital: Bangkok

Bangkok Prince Mahidol Hall

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
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Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 14 e-Moll op. posth. (1830)
Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 4 F-Dur op. 34/3 "Grande Valse Brillante"
Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 6 Des-Dur op. 64/1 "Minutenwalzer"
Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 9 As-Dur op. posth. 69/1 "Abschiedswalzer"
Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 7 cis-Moll op. 64/2
Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 11 Ges-Dur op. 70/1
Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 10 h-Moll op. posth. 69/2
Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 3 a-Moll op. 34/2 "Grande Valse Brillante"
Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 8 As-Dur op. 64/3
Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 12 f-Moll/As-Dur op. 70/2
Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 13 Des-Dur op. 70/3
Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 5 As-Dur op. 42 "Grande valse"
Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 2 As-Dur op. 34/1 "Grande Valse Brillante"
Frédéric Chopin: Walzer Nr. 1 Es-Dur op. 18/1 "Grande valse brillante"

December 21 25

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Rome

Sala Santa Cecilia

Peter I. Tschaikowsky: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 b-Moll op. 23

January 8 26

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Rome

Sala Santa Cecilia

Peter I. Tschaikowsky: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 b-Moll op. 23

January 10 26

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Rome

Sala Santa Cecilia

Peter I. Tschaikowsky: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 b-Moll op. 23

January 11 26

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News & Press

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November 19th, 2025

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…

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November 10th, 2025

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.”…

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October 25th, 2025

On tour with Gewandhaus Leipzig

This fall, Seong-Jin Cho joins Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester on a European tour, treating audiences in Leipzig and beyond to the music of Mendelssohn, Haydn, and Brahms.

Cho will join Nelsons and the orchestra for performances of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor. Cho and Andris Nelsons have collaborated on multiple…

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September 25th, 2025

Ravel with the Czech Philharmonic

This fall, Seong-Jin Cho joins the Czech Philharmonic, giving performances in Prague for their 2025/26 season opening before joining the orchestra on tour in Asia. Cho will play a signature piece, Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major, which was deemed “an ideal showcase for Seong-Jin Cho’s clarity, poise and expressive restraint” (Seen and Heard International).

He joins the…

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September 1st, 2025

On Tour with the London Symphony Orchestra

In the 2025/26 season, Seong-Jin Cho holds the London Symphony Orchestra’s Artist Portrait, featuring orchestral performances, chamber music and recitals, and international tours.

Cho starts his collaboration with the LSO this September with a tour of Italy, appearing at Teatro alla Scala in Milan on September 4, where he will play Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2, followed by…

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Recordings

CD | Nov 22, 2024

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.

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