Seong-Jin Cho, pianist:
Chopin Competition Winner.
South Korea’s Seong-Jin Cho, aged 21, was announced winner of the prestigious 17th international Frederic Chopin piano competition in the Polish capital, Warsaw, on the evening of 20th October 2015.
This all-Chopin CD was made from live performances from the Chopin competition’s finals. Past winners include Maurizio Pollini, Martha Argerich, Krystian Zimmerman, and Yundi Li.
The program:
| Chopin: | Preludes (24), Op. 28
Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 ‘Marche funèbre’ Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 ‘Héroïque’ |
Performed by Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
Here is pianist Seong-Jin Cho, playing in the Final round of the Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, on October 18, 2015:
