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On tour in the USA
This summer, Seong-Jin Cho travels to the United States, bringing his “technical brilliance and refined emotional depth” (Bachtrack) to venues across the country, playing a range of repertoire.
On July 12, Cho returns to Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed, joining the Boston Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andris Nelsons for a program highlighting two titans of French impressionism: Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Cho and the BSO unite for Ravel’s sparkling Piano Concerto in G, followed by the jazz-infused Piano Concerto for the Left Hand. Nelsons will also lead the BSO in Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune and La mer. On July 16, Cho also continues his celebration of the music of Maurice Ravel, appearing at Tangelwood’s recital series at Seiji Ozawa Hall. Cho presents an all-Ravel program that pulls from his recent double album, Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works, hailed as “breathtaking” by German broadcaster NDR.
Cho joins the Aspen Music Festival later in the month, first appearing with the Aspen Festival Orchestra on July 20, playing Mendelssohn’s dazzling Piano Concerto No.1. Led by conductor Fabien Gabel, the orchestra will also play Richard Strauss’ Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration) and Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2. Soprano Ana Maria Martinez joins the orchestra for Ravel’s Shéhérazade. On July 22, Cho reprises his all-Ravel program, appearing at the Festival’s Harris Concert Hall.
There is more Ravel on the horizon for Cho, who will join the NY Phil for the composer’s Piano Concerto in G at Bravo! Vail on July 23. Rafael Payare will conduct the program, which also includes Ravel’s evocative and haunting Daphnis et Chloé. Cho closes his tour of the USA on August 5, appearing with the LA Phil, under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel. This exciting concert features works by Ravel and Duke Ellington, highlighting jazz’s influence on Western classical music. Cho joins the orchestra for Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand and Piano Concerto in G, on a program that also includes Ellington’s Harlem and Black, Brown, and Beige.