Intenso debut de Seong-Jin Cho en el Ciclo de Grandes Intérpretes

By Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 12 November 2021

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Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 10 November 2021

Janáček, Piano Sonata 1. X. 1905 "From the Street"

Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit

Chopin, Scherzo no. 1 in B minor, Op.20

Chopin, Scherzo no. 2 in B flat minor, Op.31

Chopin, Scherzo no. 4 in E major, Op.54

Seong-Jin Cho, Piano

Spacious Prokofiev from Seong-Jin Cho and the Munich Philharmonic

SangKwon Lee, 6th May

Seong-Jin Cho’s premise in Prokofiev is compelling – to reconcile Russian gravitational attack and monumental construction with clarity, colour and contrapuntal legibility.

***11

Poetry and precision: Seong-Jin Cho returns to Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 12th April

A little over a year after his marathon all-Ravel recital at the Hall, the Korean pianist returns with an exquisitely performed program of Bach, Schoenberg, Robert Schumann and Chopin.

*****

Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight: Noseda and the LSO

Mark Pullinger, 15th February

Seong-Jin Cho continues his Artist Portrait series with the LSO by performing Chopin's poetic Second Piano Concerto.

****1

Seong-Jin Cho collaborates on double-handed LSO St Luke’s programme

Asher Rubenstein, 13th February

In a day of music among friends, superstar pianist Seong-Jin Cho displays his mettle in two demanding programmes of chamber music.

****1

Seong-Jin Cho in Seattle: a flair for freedom at the keyboard

Thomas May, 20th January

Self-effacing in demeanor yet boldly individual at the keyboard, Seong-Jin Cho turns risk, color and freedom into a compelling exploration at Benaroya Hall.

****1

Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony make a strong Shostakovich statement

No’a L. bat Miri, 3rd December

Carnegie Hall's visit from the Steel City's Symphony demonstrates a thoughtful ensemble's ability to make music speak clearly, even without words.

*****

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Jorge Baeza Stanicic

Jorge Baeza es Profesor Superior de Piano y ha trabajado enseñando a tocar este instrumento en las Escuelas de Música Ayensa y Santa Cecilia, ambas en Madrid. Ha perfeccionado su técnica pedagógica con diversos maestros y ha complementado su formación con estudios sobre las aplicaciones de la Técnica Alexander a la interpretación musical. De forma paralela es autor del blog Tritono Music News (www.tritonomusicnews.com) orientado a la explicación pedagógica de contenidos musicales. En Bachtrack colabora redactando reseñas de conciertos desde el 2016 y actualmente desempeña su labor como Bibliotecario en el Ayuntamiento de Madrid.