Jae-Hyuck Cho BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas

Acclaimed pianist Jae-Hyuck Cho has been described by the New York Times as “…splendidly clear and his ideas unaffected…fluent and resolute…”   The Star-Telegram lauded Cho as having “…fleet fingers and an extraordinary breadth of expression…”  He was praised as having an “…effortless, brilliant technique and a strong sense of the work’s contrasting moods and character…” by the New York Concert Review.  A native of Korea, Cho has concertized in such renowned venues as New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Korea’s Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall and Hoam Art Hall, and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.  

Born in ChunCheon, South Korea, Cho began piano studies at age five.  Upon arriving in the United States in 1987, he continued his studies at the Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division with Solomon Mikowsky, and went on to receive Bachelor and Master of Music and degrees from The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Herbert Stessin and Jerome Lowenthal.  Cho received his  DMA degree at Manhattan School of Music, studying with Nina Svetlanova.