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Seong-Jin Cho
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Seong-Jin Cho’s latest project shows all the consideration and respect for the music that we’ve come to expect from this South Korean artist. He talks in the booklet of how he has immersed himself... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2023, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrumental
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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he really is phenomenal: this music seems to flow out of him with such relaxed and elegant perfection —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th November 2015
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Beauty of sound is one of the real strengths of Cho’s Ravel, whether it’s the seductive ripples of Jeux d'eau, the crystalline brilliance of the Sonatine or the glinting cascades of Une barque... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th January 2025
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2025, Instrumentalist of the Year
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 and Ballades
RecommendedSeong-Jin Cho (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
…his playing is unfailingly cultivated and his sound beautifully focused and poised.[Concerto in E minor]…Cho commands the work, and he leads the dance in the finale —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th November 2016
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Beauty of sound is one of the real strengths of Cho’s Ravel, whether it’s the seductive ripples of Jeux d'eau, the crystalline brilliance of the Sonatine or the glinting cascades of Une barque... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th January 2025
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2025, Instrumentalist of the Year
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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His playing is riveting as ever...what comes across strongly here is how he makes each of these little pieces into a complete canvas: every adjustment of speed or volume finely weighted to keep... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2017
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Im Abendrot: Songs By Wagner, Pfitzner, Strauss
RecommendedMatthias Goerne (baritone), Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
The beautiful, burnished glow of Matthias Goerne’s voice perfectly suits this recital of late Romantic Austro-German Lieder. Perfectly partnered by Seong-Jin Cho, this recital will delight Goerne... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2021
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, June 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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if Seong-Jin Cho’s postscript to his recent release of Ravel ’s complete solo piano music is something of a mixed bag, it’s a valiant effort in reconciling opposites...Cho is not without some... —
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 & Piano Sonatas K281 & K332
Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
This is the composer, writes the South Korean pianist…who always brings him joy – and there’s a sense of that uncomplicated, direct relationship with the music in his playing. Not that it’s... —
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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2; Scherzi
Seong-Jin Cho (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
Chopin’s Scherzos seem to have joined his Rondos in not quite making the top grade – which is curious, given their quality and especially their masterly combination of virtuosity and lyricism.... —
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