Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor; 4 Ballades

Born in 1994 in Seoul, Seong-Jin started studying the piano at 6 and gave his first public recital five years later. Exactly one year ago, Seong-Jin Cho was awarded first prize winner at the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw . His live album propelled the pianist to pop-star status in South Korea, achieving triple platinum sales within a week of its release. It reached No. 1 in the nation’s pop album chart on the strength of pre-orders alone. Currently at 167K sales, the album has gone 9 times Platinum in Korea and Gold in Poland. In January 2016, Seong-Jin Cho signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon. The first album of this collaboration will feature Chopin’s 1st concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra and Gianandrea Noseda and the four Ballades.

Tracks

1~1~Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In E Minor Op. 11
1~2~Ballade No. 1 In G Minor Op.23
Largo Moderato
1~3~Ballade No. 2 In F Major Op. 38
Andantino
1~4~Ballade No. 3 In A Flat Major Op.47
Allegretto
1~5~Ballade No. 4 In F Minor Op. 52
Andante Con Moto

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Seong-Jin Cho, Staatskapelle Dresden, Myung Whun Chung
Release Date: 25 November 2016
Genre: Classical Music
Label: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (IMP)
Distributor: Universal Music