Seong-Jin Cho 조성진 | |
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 Seong-Jin Cho in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 28 May 1994 Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Website | seongjin-cho |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조성진 |
| Hanja | 趙成珍 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Seongjin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Sŏngjin |
Seong-Jin Cho (Korean: 조성진, born in Seoul on 28 May 1994)[1]is a concert pianist who won multiple international prizes including the 2015 edition of International Chopin Piano Competition (first prize), the 2014 Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition (third prize), 14th Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011 (third prize), 12th Hamamatsu Competition in 2009 (first prize, the youngest ever winner) and 6th Moscow International F. Chopin Competition for Young Pianists in 2008 (first prize from his very first participation in international competitions).[2] Described as a “poet on the keyboard” by Sir Simon Rattle,[3] Cho is renowned for his delicate touch, refined texturing of melodic lines, defined rhythm and groove, and sensible balance in bass and treble.
With his wide variety of repertoire ranging from Handel, Mozart, Beethoven through Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt to Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, Cho performs regularly at the world’s greatest concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, Berliner Philharmonie, Musikverein and Barbican Hall. He collaborates with leading orchestras including Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, London Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, the Philadelphia, Chicago Symphony and the Cleveland just to name a few. He is invited to major classical music festivals such as Salzburg, Edinburg, Lucerne, Praha Spring, BBC Proms and Tanglewood.
For his recordings, Seong-Jin Cho signed the contract with Deutsche Grammophon in 2016, and since then has released six studio albums including musics of Chopin (2016), Debussy (2017), Mozart (2018), Schubert / Berg / Liszt (2020), Chopin (2021) and Handel / Brahms (2023).
Cho is Artist in Residence of Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the 2024–25 season.
- ^ "조성진 관찰기". 객석, auditorium (in Korean). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Korean Wins Moscow Chopin Competition". koreatimes. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Simon Rattle praises Seong-Jin Cho as a poet on the keyboard". Primo Artists. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2024.