Spacious Prokofiev from Seong-Jin Cho and the Munich Philharmonic

Lahav Shani conducts the Munich Philharmonic

Seong-Jin Cho, Lahav Shani and the Munich Philharmonic

By SangKwon Lee, 08 May 2026

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“Cho’s Prokofiev was like a young wine just uncorked”

Reviewed at Seoul Arts Center: Concert Hall, Seoul on 6 May 2026

Beethoven, Egmont, Op.84: Overture

Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op.16

Brahms, Symphony no. 4 in E minor, Op.98

Lahav Shani, Conductor

Seong-Jin Cho, Piano

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

At home in Hamburg: Munich Philharmonic at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 6th February

Lahav Shani offers fresh perspectives on Debussy, Mozart and Schoenberg, favouring structural clarity and youthful energy over traditional late-Romantic weight and atmospheric suggestion.

***11

Zubin Mehta brings the Munich Philharmonic to Carnegie Hall for Brahms

Edward Sava-Segal, 3rd February

Yefim Bronfman reunites with his old collaborator for Brahms' First Piano Concerto, reinforcing the qualities that exemplify him as a great chamber music player.

****1

A proficient but flawed opening at Dvořák’s Prague

Frank Kuznik, 8th September

Myung-whun Chung and Pablo Ferrández shine separately, but never quite get on the same page.

***11

Child's play: Crumb and Strauss make unconventional bedfellows

Matthew Rye, 12th November

Zubin Mehta brought together works by George Crumb and Richard Strauss in his latest concert as the Munich Philharmonic's honorary conductor.

****1

Grand Romantic statements from Gergiev at the Enescu Festival

Edward Sava-Segal, 6th September

Two giants of the Romantic repertoire that were met with disdain by Eduard Hanslick at their premieres are given persuasive readings in Bucharest.

****1

Technicolor Shostakovich and Brahms from the Munich Philharmonic

Laurence Vittes, 3rd September

A full frontal assault by Valery Gergiev on Brahms' First Symphony and Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto in explosive performances.

****1

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SangKwon Lee

SangKwon Lee is a Seoul-based classical music critic whose writing focuses on concert performances and recordings. A contributor to Gramophone and a member of the Music Critics Association of North America, he covers the classical music scene in Korea and internationally.

Spacious Prokofiev from Seong-Jin Cho and the Munich Philharmonic in Seoul