Renowned virtuoso will perform an ambitious program including two works by French master Maurice Ravel
SUMMARY
- UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Seong-Jin Cho, piano
- Fri, Dec 1 | 7 p.m. | Campbell Hall
- Renowned pianist Cho returns for a recital of works including music by Haydn, Mozart and Liszt along with two compositions by Maurice Ravel
- $65 / $45 / $30 / $15 UCSB Students (Current student ID required)
- Tickets and Info: www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu or call the box office at (805) 893-3535
“Cho is a master. He displayed an impressive variety of tonal colors and remarkable technique, dispatched with jaw-dropping panache.” The Wall Street Journal
SANTA BARBARA – UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Seong-Jin Cho on Friday, December 1 at 7 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall. Pianist Seong-Jin Cho returns with an eclectic program demonstrating his remarkable range and subtle approach to the repertoire. Cho captured the world’s attention in 2015 when his flawless performances earned First Prize at the Chopin International Competition in Warsaw. His thoughtful yet assertive style drives an impressive natural sense of balance. His latest solo album, The Handel Project, was released in February 2023.
Program
Haydn: Piano Sonata in E Minor
Ravel: Menuet sur le nom de Haydn
Ravel: Miroirs
Mozart: Adagio in B Minor, K. 540
Liszt: Selections from Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161
Seong-Jin Cho – Mozart: Rondo in A Minor, K. 511
ABOUT SEONG-JIN CHO
Seong-Jin Cho, with his innate musicality and overwhelming talent, has become a renowned pianist, admired globally as one of his generation’s leading artists. His thoughtful and poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic and colourful playing can combine panache with purity and is driven by an impressive natural sense of balance.
In 2015, Cho was brought to the world’s attention when he won First Prize at the Chopin International Competition in Warsaw. Since then, his career has been on a rapid ascent. In early 2016, he signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon, and in 2023 Cho was awarded the prestigious Samsung Ho-Am Prize in the Arts. An artist in high demand, Cho frequently works with prestigious orchestras including Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker and London Symphony Orchestra, among others. Conductors he regularly collaborates with include Myung-Whun Chung, Gustavo Dudamel, Andris Nelsons, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Gianandrea Noseda, Sir Simon Rattle, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Lahav Shani.
In the 2023-2024 season, Cho’s highlights include his highly-anticipated debut at the Salzburger Festspiele, performing with Mozarteumorchester and Ivor Bolton. He is also set to return to London’s BBC Proms with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Cho’s extensive touring includes performances with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko in Korea and with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and Andris Nelsons in Korea and Japan. Moreover, he is slated to perform with the National Symphony Orchestra Washington and Gianandrea Noseda throughout Europe. He notably returns to the Concertgebouworkest, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Boston Symphony Orchestra, giving performances in both Boston and Carnegie Hall, and makes anticipated debuts with The Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco and Chicago symphony orchestras.
As a sought-after recitalist, Cho graces prestigious concert halls worldwide, including Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Berliner Philharmonie. He has released several albums including The Handel Projectin February 2023, Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Scherzi in August 2021, and The Wanderer in May 2020. All his albums, released on the Yellow Label, have received critical acclaim.
Born in 1994 in Seoul, Seong-Jin Cho began learning the piano at age 6, and by 11, he gave his first public recital. His exceptional talent led him to become the youngest-ever winner of Japan’s Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in 2009 and win Third Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow at the age of 17. From 2012-2015, he studied with Michel Béroff at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. Currently based in Berlin, Cho continues to enthrall audiences worldwide with his exceptional artistry.
ABOUT UCSB ARTS & LECTURES
Founded in 1959, UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) is the largest and most influential arts and lectures organization between Los Angeles and San Francisco. A&L annually presents more than a hundred public events, from critically acclaimed concerts and dance performances by world-renowned artists to talks by groundbreaking authors and film series at UCSB and Santa Barbara-area venues. With a mission to “educate, entertain and inspire,” A&L also oversees an outreach program that brings visiting artists and speakers into local classrooms and other venues for master classes, open rehearsals, discussions and more, serving K-12 students, college students and the general public.
Seong-Jin Cho is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures in association with UCSB Department of Music.
$65 / $45 / $30 / $15 UCSB students (Current student ID required)
Special thanks to California Classical KUSC FM
For tickets or more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or purchase online at www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.
UCSB Arts & Lectures gratefully acknowledges our Community Partners the Natalie Orfalea Foundation & Lou Buglioli for their generous support of the 2023-2024 season.
