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StockholmMendelssohn and Zemlinsky

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Miller, Mendelssohn, Zemlinsky
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Ryan Bancroft; Seong-Jin Cho

BedfordTchaikovsky's Piano Concerto no. 1 with Seong-Jin Cho

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Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich
Philharmonia Orchestra; Santtu-Matias Rouvali; Seong-Jin Cho

LeicesterLeicester: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Seong-Jin Cho

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Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich
Philharmonia Orchestra; Santtu-Matias Rouvali; Seong-Jin Cho

LondonTchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with Seong-Jin Cho

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Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich
Philharmonia Orchestra; Santtu-Matias Rouvali; Seong-Jin Cho

HamburgAugustin Hadelich | Seong-Jin Cho

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Brahms, Janáček, Beach, Prokofiev
Augustin Hadelich; Seong-Jin Cho

BarcelonaAugustin Hadelich and Seong-Jin Cho

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Brahms, Janáček, Beach, Prokofiev
Augustin Hadelich; Seong-Jin Cho
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Rachmaninov without excess: Cho and Nelsons in Boston

Seong-Jin Cho with Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
Seong-Jin Cho brings refinement and bite to the Paganini Rhapsody, before Andris Nelsons leads a leanly textured Second Symphony
****1
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Opulence and vigour from Seong-Jin Cho in Amsterdam

Dima Slobodeniouk and Seong-Jin Cho © Simon van Boxtel
Under the baton of Dima Slobodeniouk, stepping in for Joana Mallwitz, the evening swings from Tchaikovsky to Stravinsky and Strauss.
****1
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Familiar Tchaikovsky, freshly compelling at Tanglewood

Patrick Yocum, Viktorina Kapitonova and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
Seong-Jin Cho, Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony bring refinement, dramatic cohesion and a touch of ballet to an all-Tchaikovsky gala.
****1
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Spacious Prokofiev from Seong-Jin Cho and the Munich Philharmonic

Lahav Shani conducts the Munich Philharmonic © Vincero | Won Hee Lee
Seong-Jin Cho’s premise in Prokofiev is compelling – to reconcile Russian gravitational attack and monumental construction with clarity, colour and contrapuntal legibility.
***11
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Poetry and precision: Seong-Jin Cho returns to Carnegie Hall

Seong-Jin Cho © Chris Lee
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.
*****
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Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight: Noseda and the LSO

Seong-Jin Cho © LSO | Mark Allan
Seong-Jin Cho continues his Artist Portrait series with the LSO by performing Chopin's poetic Second Piano Concerto. 
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Immersed in Ravel: Seong-Jin Cho

Seong-Jin Cho © Ben Wolf | Deutsche Grammophon
The South Korean pianist talks about his love of Ravel, and performing with the Czech Philharmonic, in their season opener and Asian tour this autumn.

Chopin festival celebrates 100 years of Polish independence

With its theme of “Chopin to Paderewski”, the festival honours those musical icons who helped forge the country’s cultural identity. 

Singapore Piano Festival celebrates 25 years

Not one, but two appearances by the legendary Martha Argerich crowns the festival's 25th edition.