Mom & I previews Seong-Jin Cho performances
In its October issue, Mom & I chats with Seong-Jin Cho ahead of his October debut with the NJSO. Cho—winner of the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition—joins the Orchestra for Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto October 11–14 in Englewood, Newark and Morristown.
The magazine ran a cover story on Cho and his NJSO performance dates in its September issue.
Seong-Jin Cho Plays Chopin
2018–19 Season
OTTO TAUSK conductor
SEONG-JIN CHO piano
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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LIGETI Romanian Concerto (NJSO Premiere)
An orchestra showpiece: Ligeti’s childhood memories of Transylvanian folk music culminate in a wild, exhilarating dance.
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CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2
A youthful affection inspired this concerto’s tender, passionate slow movement. Though Chopin’s infatuation was short-lived, the melody is eternal.
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DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
Deep, heartfelt and dramatic, reflecting the Czech composer’s ambition to write a piece that would “move the world.”