It seems appropriate that pianist Seong-Jin Cho's official debut recording would feature the music of Frédéric Chopin, given that he won the Sixth Moscow International Frederick Chopin Competition for Young Pianists in 2008, when he was 14 years old. Other high-profile competition finishes after that led to appearances with internationally known orchestras and conductors.
Cho was born in Seoul on May 28, 1994. He began playing the piano at six and was only 11 when he gave his first recital. Following his Young Pianists win in 2008, Cho became the youngest ever to win Japan's ...