Young Hyun Cho: Three Beethoven piano sonatas, op. 10

Concert details

• Date: Friday, 10 November 2023
• Time: 5:30 p.m.
• Location: 1300 FRIB Laboratory
• Video recording

Program

Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1 - Ludwig van Beethoven  (1770-1827)
I. Allegro molto e con brio
II. Adagio molto
III. Finale: Prestissimo

Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2 - Ludwig van Beethoven
I. Allegro
II. Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio - Menuetto
III. Presto

Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 - Ludwig van Beethoven
I. Presto
II. Largo e mesto
III. Menuetto. Allegro – Trio - Menuetto
IV. Rondo. Allegro

Performer

Young Hyun Cho’s concert activities have taken her around the globe. She has performed in Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Spain, Poland, the Czech Republic, South Korea, China, Thailand, Malaysia, and throughout the United States. She has performed as a soloist at world’s prestigious venues, including Vienna Musikverein and Berlin Philharmonic Concert Hall.  She released her CD with the Last Three Beethoven Piano Sonatas under the SONY Classical label.

As a featured soloist, Young Hyun Cho performed with Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Filarmonica della Calabria of Italy, North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Teplice, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia of Spain, Budapest Symphony Chamber Orchestra MAV, Euro Sinfonietta Wien, Korean Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, Seoul National Symphony Orchestra, Eurasian Philharmonic Orchestra, Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra, Eastman Symphony Orchestra, Holland Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonic Orchestra of Irving, Northeast Orchestra, and University of Texas at Arlington Symphony Orchestra.

As a guest faculty artist, Cho has taught and/or performed at many institutes and universities. She has been a frequent adjudicator for piano competitions and has judged at Dallas Chamber Symphony Orchestra International Competition, State and Regional divisions of the Music Teachers National Association piano competitions.

Cho received her Doctoral Arts of Musical degree from the Eastman School of Music, Master’s degree and Graduate Performance Diploma from Peabody Conservatory, and Bachelor’s degree from Seoul National University. Her primary teachers include Nelita True, Boris Slutsky and Mikyung Kim.

Cho is an associate professor of piano at the Michigan State University College of Music. Prior to this, she served as an associate professor at the University of Texas at Arlington.