SEONG-JIN CHO – Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. 11 (final stage of the Chopin Competition 2015)

17TH INTERNATIONAL FRYDERYK CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION
18 October 2015, Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Final Stage

SEONG-JIN CHO (Korea Południowa / South Korea) – fortepian / piano

Jacek Kaspszyk – dyrygent / conductor
Orkiestra Filharmonii Narodowej / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra


Fryderyk Chopin
Koncert e-moll op. 11 / Concerto in E minor, Op. 11
Allegro maestoso (0:32)
Romance. Larghetto (21:20)
Rondo. Vivace (30:40)

Seong-Jin Cho (Korean: 조성진, born in Seoul on 28 May 1994) is a concert pianist who won multiple international prizes including the 2015 edition of International Chopin Piano Competition (first prize), the 2014 Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition (third prize), 14th Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011 (third prize), 12th Hamamatsu Competition in 2009 (first prize, the youngest ever winner) and 6th Moscow International F. Chopin Competition for Young Pianists in 2008 (first prize from his very first participation in international competitions). Described as a “poet on the keyboard” by Sir Simon Rattle, Cho is renowned for his delicate touch, refined texturing of melodic lines, defined rhythm and groove, and sensible balance in bass and treble.