Brussels
Orchestre symphonique de la Monnaie
BOZAR MUSIC
Ludwig van Beethoven: Klavierkonzert Nr. 4 G-Dur op. 58
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
Paris
Orchestre de Paris
Philharmonie de Paris - Cité de la musique
Ludwig van Beethoven: Klavierkonzert Nr. 4 G-Dur op. 58
Paris
Orchestre de Paris
Philharmonie de Paris - Cité de la musique
Ludwig van Beethoven: Klavierkonzert Nr. 4 G-Dur op. 58
Amsterdam
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest
Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam
Peter I. Tschaikowsky: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 b-Moll op. 23
News & Press
Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in Amsterdam
Seong-Jin Cho, under the baton of Joana Mallwitz, will perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Concertgebouw Orchestra on September 23 and 24. It is a welcome return for the pianist, who was last seen in Amsterdam this past March where he performed a diverse repertoire featuring pieces by Bach, Schoenberg, Schumann, and Chopin…
Beethoven in Brussels and Paris
On September 13, 16, and 17, Seong-Jin Cho will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 across Brussels and Paris.
The Brussels program also features Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture and Symphony No. 5, while the Paris concerts feature Johann Strauss II’s The Blue Danube and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8.
Seong-Jin Cho’s interpretations of Beethoven’s…
In recital at the Lucerne Festival
Seong-Jin Cho returns to the Lucerne Festival on August 24 for an exhilarating and intimate recital. Cho will be joined by violinist Augustin Hadelich for a program that includes Brahms’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78, Janáček’s Violin Sonata, Amy Beach’s Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23, and Prokofiev’s Violin Sonata…
International Piano Festival of La Roque d’Anthéron
On August 8, Seong-Jin Cho returns to the International Piano Festival of La Roque d’Anthéron for its 46th season, appearing in a recital of Bach, Schoenberg, Schumann, and Chopin. His last performance at the festival was in summer of 2024, where he performed works by Ravel and Liszt.
The Wall Street Journal describes Cho as “a…
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…
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.