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Seong Jin Cho

Korean pianist, musical prodigy
Country: South Korea

Biography of Seong Jin Cho

Seong Jin Cho, a Korean pianist and musical prodigy, is a young pianist who is predicted to have a great future on stage. He is already hailed as one of the greatest pianists of his generation. The paradox of this young man is that Seong Jin Cho is not a graduate of any famous institution or a disciple of great mentors. He is a true self-made talent who has independently reached a global level and attracted attention solely through his talent and skill.

Seong Jin Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1994. He started playing the piano at the age of 6 and gave his first solo concert at the age of 11. In 2008, he won his first prize at the Chopin Competition for Young Pianists held in Moscow. The following year, he also took first place in the piano competition in Hamamatsu, Japan. Another success awaited Cho in Russia in 2011 when he became third at the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition.

Surprisingly, Seong Jin Cho owes his success primarily to his talent and diligence. He did not study at any prestigious educational institutions but graduated from the Seoul Academy of Music, which is not highly regarded in the ranking of world music schools. His playing was called divine, and he was immediately dubbed a prodigy, attracting the attention of significant music critics. Meanwhile, the young man continued to perfect his natural gift.

Today, Seong Jin Cho receives invitations from the most renowned musical ensembles in the world. He has already performed concerts with acclaimed orchestras such as the Symphonic Orchestra of French Radio, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, South Korean Symphony Orchestra, and many others. Cho has also been a guest and participant in many classical music festivals in Korea, Russia, Germany, China, and other countries. The prodigy has even worked with the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Valery Gergiev.

Among Cho's repertoire are works by Frederic Chopin, Domenico Scarlatti, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Claude Debussy. His performances consistently receive high praise from critics and enthusiastic applause from the captivated audience, impressed by the playing of this Korean talent. Today, Seong Jin Cho is predicted to have a great future in the world of music, being hailed as a new star of classical music.