Seong-Jin Cho

Korean spelling
Hangeul	조성진
Revised Romanization	Jo Seongjin
McCune- Reischauer	Cho Sangjin
See also : Korean name

Seong-Jin Cho, Warsaw (Poland), March 1, 2016

Seong-Jin Cho ( kor. 조성진 ; born May 28, 1994 in Seoul ) is a South Korean pianist .

Life

Seong-Jin Cho was born in Seoul in 1994. He graduated from Yewon School and Seoul Arts High School . He studied piano at the Paris Conservatory with Michel Béroff . He won third prize at the 14th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow . At the International Chopin Competition 2015 in Warsaw , Cho won first prize.

At the beginning of 2016, Seong-Jin Cho became an exclusive artist for Deutsche Grammophon . He has lived in Berlin since August 2017.

Recordings (selection)

• Seong-Jin Cho: Winner of the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, Warsaw 2015. Chopin : 24 Preludes op.28 , 2nd piano sonata op.35 , recorded at the National Philharmonic in Warsaw in October 2015. Deutsche Grammophon December 2015.
• Chopin : Etudes op.10 No. 1 in C major and No. 10 in A flat major , Fantasy in F minor op 49, Ballad No. 2 in F major op.38 , Waltz op.34 No. 3 in F Major, 4 Mazurkas op. 33, 1st piano concerto op. 11 in E minor with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under Jacek Kaspszyk , recorded during the 17th Chopin Competition in Warsaw. Fryderyk Chopin Institute May 2016.
• Chopin : 1st Piano Concerto op. 11 in E minor with the London Symphony Orchestra under Gianandrea Noseda , recording at Abbey Road Studios London in June 2016; Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 , Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38, Ballad No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 , Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 , recording in Friedrich-Ebert -Halle Hamburg in September 2016. Deutsche Grammophon December 2016.
• Claude Debussy : Images , Children's Corner , Suite bergamasque , L'Isle Joyeuse . Phototaken in June 2017 in the Correns mansion (Siemensvilla), Berlin. Deutsche Grammophon November 2017.

Awards (selection)

• 2008: 1st prize at The Sixth Moscow International F. Chopin Competition for Young Pianists of the Frederick Chopin Society Moscow.
• 2009: 1st prize at the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan.
• 2011: 3rd place in the Tchaikovsky competition .
• 2014: 3rd place at The 4th A.Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Israel.
• 2015: Winner of the International Chopin Competition .

Web links

Commons : Seong-Jin Cho  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Seong-Jin Cho Official Website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Seong-Jin Cho . Website of the International Chopin Competition 2015.
2. ^ South Korean Seong-Jin Cho wins Chopin piano competition. In: BBC News . November 24, 2011, accessed October 22, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Seong-Jin Cho permanently on the yellow label. Fono Forum , February 9, 2016, accessed December 11, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Julius Heile: Inquiry: Seong-Jin Cho. Norddeutscher Rundfunk , December 11, 2017, accessed on December 11, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Seong-Jin Cho - Piano Concerto in E minor Op. 11 (final stage of the Chopin Competition 2015). In: YouTube . Chopin Institute, October 18, 2015, accessed December 10, 2017 . 
6. ^ History. Frederick Chopin Society in Moscow (Russia), accessed December 11, 2017 . 
7. ↑ Hamamatsu Piano Competition. Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, accessed December 11, 2017 . 
8. ↑ Competition - All Awards. In: Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Retrieved July 3, 2020 (American English).