When Seong-Jin Cho won the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw - as Maurizio Pollini and Martha Argerich had done before him, to name just two examples - in 2015, the Seoul-born musician firmly established himself as one of today's top-ranking pianists. In the 2024/25 season, he is Artist in Residence for the Berliner Philharmoniker, with whom he has performed several times since 2017 - including on two tours of Asia under the baton of chief conductors Simon Rattle and Kirill Petrenko.
A recital of the complete works for solo piano by Maurice Ravel promises to be a programme highlight. Seong-Jin Cho admires Ravel as a "sharp thinker with very clear ideas," he says, and also appreciates his sensual side, "this incredible richness of color - even his piano music often has an orchestral sound."
In two concerts, Seong-Jin Cho will play chamber music. Alongside members of the Berliner Philharmoniker, he has chosen a Hungarian theme, with works by Brahms, Bartók and Ligeti. His programme with the Karajan Academy includes Beethoven's Wind Quintet and a work by Korean composer Donghoon Shin, as well as a chamber music version of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 – a wonderful opportunity to experience Seong-Jin Cho with the repertoire through which he made his name.
The Artist in Residence performs twice in orchestral concerts with the Berliner Philharmoniker - once again showcasing his versatility. The programme includes Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, a great classic of the German repertoire, and Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano and Trumpet, a work of extroverted wildness. Also taking part: Guillaume Jehl, principal trumpet of the orchestra, whom Seong-Jin Cho met on his first tour with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Artist in Residence
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Paavo Järvi conductor
Seong-Jin Cho piano
Guillaume Jehl trumpet
Works by
Veljo Tormis, Dmitri Shostakovich and Anton Bruckner
Veljo Tormis
Overture No. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich
Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra in C minor, op. 35
Seong-Jin Cho piano, Guillaume Jehl trumpet
Interval
Anton Bruckner
Symphonie Nr. 1 c-Moll (Linzer Fassung, Ed. Nowak)
Artist in Residence
Chamber Music Hall
Seong-Jin Cho piano
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Works by
Johannes Brahms, György Ligeti and Béla Bartók
Johannes Brahms
Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Violoncello in A minor, op. 114
György Ligeti
Trio for violin, horn and piano
Interval
Béla Bartók
Piano Quintet, Sz 23
Artist in Residence
Chamber Music Hall
Karajan-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker
Seong-Jin Cho piano
Works by
Donghoon Shin, Ludwig van Beethoven and Frédéric Chopin
Donghoon Shin
My Shadow for string orchestra and piano
Ludwig van Beethoven
Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon in E flat major, op. 16
Interval
Frédéric Chopin
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, op. 11 (Version for piano and strings)
Artist in Residence
Main Auditorium
Berliner Philharmoniker
Jakub Hrůša conductor
Seong-Jin Cho piano
Works by
Leoš Janáček, Ludwig van Beethoven and Béla Bartók
Leoš Janáček
Osud.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in E flat major, op. 73
Seong-Jin Cho piano
Interval
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Artist in Residence
Chamber Music Hall
At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Piano recital
Seong-Jin Cho piano
Works by
Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel
Sérénade grotesque
Menuet antique
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Jeux d'eau
Sonatine
Interval
Maurice Ravel
Miroirs
Gaspard de la nuit
Interval
Maurice Ravel
Menuet sur le nom de Haydn
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Prelude
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