Performer: Seong-Jin Cho

The Vienna Philharmonic's tour reaches Seoul, where Seong-Jin Cho plays Beethoven before Tugan Sokhiev conducts Brahms’ sunny Second Symphony. 

Seong-Jin Cho gives an impressive performance of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto, and Santtu-Matias Rouvali crafts a mesmerising reading of Shostakovich's 11th Symphony, free of sentimentality and bombast.

Seong-Jin Cho brings refinement and bite to the Paganini Rhapsody, before Andris Nelsons leads a leanly textured Second Symphony

Under the baton of Dima Slobodeniouk, stepping in for Joana Mallwitz, the evening swings from Tchaikovsky to Stravinsky and Strauss.

Seong-Jin Cho, Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony bring refinement, dramatic cohesion and a touch of ballet to an all-Tchaikovsky gala.

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

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.

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

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