Seong-Jin Cho, piano
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
Wednesday, March 10, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Music Center at Strathmore
“Cho is a master. He displayed an impressive variety of tonal colors and remarkable technique, dispatched with jaw-dropping panache. He had something to say and communicated it well.” – The Wall Street Journal
A leading pianist of his generation, Seong-Jin Cho is celebrated universally for his expressive, illuminating, and distinctive pianistic voice. His First Prize at the 2015 International Chopin Competition opened doors to perform with the world’s most prestigious orchestras, including the Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, and Boston Symphony Orchestra. His Washington Performing Arts recital return begins with Jörg Widmann’s Sonatina facile for Piano, an homage to Mozart’s famous Sonata in C Major, K. 545. Cho’s colorful playing shines with two works from Prokofiev: 10 Pieces from “Romeo and Juliet,” and Piano Sonata No. 8 (one of his epic “war sonatas”), plus Mozart’s dramatic Fantasia in C Minor.
Program Details
Jörg Widmann – Sonatina facile for Piano
Sergei Prokofiev – 10 Pieces from “Romeo and Juliet”, op. 75
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fantasia in C Minor, K. 396
Sergei Prokofiev – Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, op. 84
Our Partners
Washington Performing Arts’s 60th anniversary year is generously sponsored by Dr. Gary Mather † and Ms. Christina Co Mather.
This performance is made possible in part by the generous support of Ellen and Michael Gold.
Special thanks to the following lead supporters of Washington Performing Arts’s mission-driven work: Jacqueline Badger Mars and Mars, Incorporated; D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; and Events DC.
† deceased
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